Chapter 476

For people like Yuan Jing and Jing Lie, a month is actually a very short time.

But for the capital city, many exciting events happened in this month.

When Xie Boli and the concubine's daughter of Marquis Yicheng were caught having a secret meeting, the news spread all over the city. Later, Xie Boli's mother brought a matchmaker to the Marquis Yicheng's house to propose marriage for their son. People in the capital who were watching the fun thought that Marquis Yicheng had no choice but to grit their teeth and marry the concubine's daughter to him. After all, the concubine's daughter and Xie Boli were in love with each other. Did the concubine have any other choice but to marry Xie Boli?

But just when the Yicheng Marquis' Mansion said it would consider the proposal when the Xie Mansion was proposing, half a month later, the Yicheng Marquis' Mansion welcomed a second wave of proposals. This time, the proposals pushed the excitement in the capital to a peak, because it was the current fifth prince who came to ask for the hand in hand of Han Miao, a concubine's daughter, and promised her the position of concubine. When the news came out, the whole capital was in an uproar.

Everyone said that this concubine's daughter of the Marquis Yicheng's Mansion was very capable. Not only did she make Xie Boli fall in love with her, but she also seduced the Fifth Prince to fall in love with her and promised her the position of concubine. No one thought that the Fifth Prince was going for the Marquis Yicheng's Mansion. To be honest, the Marquis Yicheng only had a job without much real power, and his position was not that important, so it was not worth it for the Fifth Prince to win over the Marquis Yicheng by offering him the position of concubine.

Of course, to outsiders, it seemed like the Fifth Prince personally asked for her hand in marriage, but what Jing Lie shared with Yuan Jing was the real inside story. Jing Lie laughed and said, "It wasn't the Fifth Prince who asked for her hand in marriage, but Han Miao who came to him on her own. I think this woman was originally aiming for a concubine, but if she were given more time, maybe the Fifth Prince would come to the mansion in person and treat her as a concubine. But now there's the matter of her having a secret meeting with Xie Boli, and she was found out disguised as a man, and then she took the initiative to stick to him. Her status in the Fifth Prince's mind must be far different from what she expected. Han Miao probably wasn't willing to accept this, but she had to take this risky step."

Yuan Jing was boxing to lose weight while curiously asking: "What did Han Miao bring to impress the Fifth Prince?"

Han Miao also met the Fifth Prince in the identity of a woman disguised as a man, but they had only known each other for a short time, and it was far from the point where the Fifth Prince was willing to marry her, so this woman Han Miao must have taken out something that made the Fifth Prince's heart beat.

Jing Lie wiped Yuan Jing's sweat and told him the answer: "She took out two prescriptions, one is a money-making tool, and the other is a war tool."

"Glass and gunpowder?" Yuan Jing asked in surprise.

Jing Lie snapped his fingers and said, "Yes, these are the two things. The Fifth Prince has already had someone conduct a test on them privately. If the test is successful, Han Miao's value in the Fifth Prince's eyes will surely increase significantly."

Yuan Jing blinked, "But it's too early to take them out. If you take out these two recipes now, what else can you take out when you compete for favor in the future? Unless it's better than these two, how can it satisfy the appetite of the Fifth Prince?"

"That's right, but Han Miao may think that he should stabilize the Fifth Prince first, and then slowly plan other things after entering the Fifth Prince's backyard. Some people are so confident in themselves."

Yuan Jing laughed. Han Miao had made a bad move. Of course, that was because Jing Lie's move caught her off guard and she had no choice but to act this way. Even if the fifth prince really became the successor to the throne, he would have a grudge against Xie Boli. How much development could Xie Boli have in the future? Xie Boli might have become a useless chess piece. I wonder if the other men Han Miao hooked up with were as infatuated with her as Xie Boli was.

"Then let's just watch the show."

When Xie Boli learned that the Yicheng Marquis's mansion had promised his beloved woman to the Fifth Prince as his concubine, he got drunk in the mansion. In his opinion, Han Miao was forced to do something against her will. It must be that her father, the Yicheng Marquis, was greedy for power and wanted to curry favor with the Fifth Prince, so he was unwilling to marry Han Miao to him and chose the Fifth Prince instead. Han Miao had no say in this.

But for Xie's mother, she hated Han Miao to the core. In her opinion, after the secret meeting between Han Miao and her son was exposed, Han Miao had no other choice but to marry her son. Moreover, she could control this point and let Han Miao be manipulated by her after she entered the mansion. But she never expected that she would hook her own son while keeping the fifth prince hanging. Especially when her son got drunk for her, she hated him to the core.

But the opponent was the Fifth Prince, and Xie's mother could do nothing. She could only swallow her anger and curse in private.

There is another unfortunate thing for the Xie family right now, that is, the Xie family is heavily in debt, and the debt collectors may come soon. First, they borrowed money to repay Zeng Yuanjing's money. Later, when Shangyi Chengbo's mansion proposed marriage, in order to show the sincerity of the Xie family, Xie's mother borrowed another sum of money. The two sums of money added together, when there is no income, when will the Xie family be able to pay off the debt?

The next day, after Xie Boli's servant came back from outside, he secretly handed a letter to his master. When Xie Boli saw the handwriting on the letter, he immediately woke up, showed a look of surprise, and quickly opened the letter. It was sent by Miao'er.

After reading the letter, he angrily smashed the desk with his hand, and then showed a look of heartache.

It was because of his incompetence that Miao'er was unable to resist her father and had to watch helplessly as Earl Yicheng used Miao'er to climb up to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

Miao'er said in the letter that she didn't want to share another man with other women, but she had no choice, otherwise it would be extremely unfilial. In the letter, she asked Brother Xie to forget about her when she had no choice. She said that she was not blessed enough not to marry Brother Xie, and that there would be another woman who would take care of Brother Xie for her.

Xie Boli was so heartbroken that tears came to his eyes. His Miao'er was so helpless and fragile. It was all because he was unable to protect the woman he loved.

Fighting spirit burned in his eyes. He must work hard to become the powerful one so that he will have the opportunity to help Miao'er in the future. Even if he and Miao'er will never have another chance in this life, he also hopes to protect that kind and helpless woman from afar.

Han Miao saw her maid coming back and asked, "Did he get the letter?"

The maid nodded: "Master, don't worry, I saw him enter Xie's house with my own eyes."

Han Miao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the letter was delivered, she believed that she could still control Xie Boli and make him unable to forget her, so that he could become her helper in the future.

After sending the maid away, Han Miao pounded the desk angrily again. She asked someone to go to the teahouse to inquire, but she didn't get any useful clues at all. She couldn't figure out who was against her. She didn't want to enter the Fifth Prince's Mansion in this way, but there was no time for her to choose. Among the men she knew now, marrying the Fifth Prince was the best choice.

As long as she can win the heart of the Fifth Prince and give birth to a little prince, when the Fifth Prince ascends the throne in the future, with the help of Xie Boli and others and her own means, the throne will belong to her son. She will become the most honorable woman in the Da Ning Dynasty.

As for what she said about teaching Zeng Yuanjing a lesson on behalf of Xie Boli, she had long forgotten about it and had no time to think about it. What she needed to consider most was how to gain a foothold in the Fifth Prince's backyard.

Even in his own courtyard, Yuan Jing could hear Chunxiang and the other maids talking about this matter. Their words were filled with envy for Han Miao, but he had not heard that any girl in the Yongyi Marquis's mansion was jealous of the Fifth Prince's position as a concubine. After all, the Fifth Prince was not that outstanding among the princes now. He became the biggest winner in the end and is not conspicuous now. Even if he chooses to be a concubine, it would be more in line with the interests of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion for the Second and Third Princes.

Just like this, a month passed, and Yuan Jing successfully lost a lot of fat. He was overweight before, weighing about 250 kilograms, but now he weighs about 200 kilograms. This is the result of a month's weight loss and he deliberately slowed down the pace. Even if others see it, they will not doubt it too much, but only think that Yuan Jing's perseverance is amazing.

Song Shi and Song Shan thought so, and urged the maids to make the young master's clothes smaller, otherwise they would be too loose to wear.

Yuan Jing was not afraid of being suspected by others when he went out. As long as you asked around in his yard, you would know how much exercise he did every day to lose weight. He also asked Song Shi and others to buy some medical books and pretend to study, and he also prescribed some medicine for himself.

On the day the house arrest was lifted, Songshi and Songshan were very happy as they could go out with the young master again.

"Master, where are we going to play?"

Yuan Jing was also looking forward to this day, because he had to go out to complete his and Jing Lie's plan and could not wait.

"Let's go, first we'll pay our respects to the old lady and the lady, and then go to the accounting office to withdraw one hundred taels of silver." Yuan Jing acted like a dandy young man, opened his folding fan and walked ahead in a swagger.

"Okay." Song Shi and Song Shan followed happily.

Chunxiang and the others who were ignored were very upset. They didn't expect that the young master would be so merciless to them this time. He still didn't agree to let them serve him closely, so they had no chance at all. Now the young master just took Songshi and the others out to play.

"Young master will definitely go to find Master Xie again. It's impossible for young master to give up on Master Xie so quickly. Young master is taking so much effort to lose weight, it must be for Master Xie." Chunxiang said smartly. She forgot that when the news came that Xie's family proposed marriage to Marquis Yicheng's mansion, Yuan Jing did not react at all. He continued to exercise, eat, and sleep as usual. Later, the marriage did not take place, and he did not show any happy expression.

The other maids also agreed, and even thought that when the young master suffered a setback from Master Xie, he would need their comfort when he came back. Song Shi and Song Shan, two careless men, were not as careful and gentle as them, girls.

If Yuan Jing knew what they were thinking, he would really have to thank them. You guys can continue to fantasize.

I went to pay my respects to the old lady first. The maid at the door saw the Fourth Young Master, who hadn't been seen for a month and looked very different, and her eyes almost popped out. She blurted out, "Fourth Young Master, have you lost weight?"

Yuan Jing said openly: "Yes, I lost weight. How is the effect?"

The girl retracted her surprised look and said with a smile, "Very good, I will tell the Fourth Young Master."

Yuan Jing was waiting outside, only to hear that the old lady was not feeling well. Yuan Jing thought that was great. He didn't want to see the old lady either, so he bowed outside and turned to go to the marquis's wife.

This time, Yuan Jing was even happier because he didn't see his aunt again. He bowed and went straight to the accounting office with two servants. He took out one hundred taels of silver from the account and walked out in a swagger. He didn't meet anyone who made him unhappy on the way.

When the Marquis's wife, Mrs. Song, heard from the servants that Yuan Jing had left the mansion, she said with disdain in her eyes, "He must have gone out to ruin the reputation of the Marquis' mansion again. Xin'er's reputation has been affected by him."

"Madam, the fourth young master has lost a lot of weight. I heard that not only has his diet become much lighter in the past month, but he has also been jumping around in the yard all day long, saying that he is trying to lose weight." said the nanny beside her.

Song frowned slightly, then relaxed her brows: "Let him go. He won't last long with his temper. This month is probably because of Mr. Xie."

The servants around her had the same idea as the lady, and their eyes were filled with disdain. There were really few servants who looked down on the Fourth Young Master. Compared with their young master, he was not even worthy of carrying his shoes, and they thought it was shameful.

It was Yuan Jing's first time to get out for some fresh air after coming to this world, and he was quite happy. Some of the owners of the small roadside stalls even took the initiative to greet Yuan Jing, saying that he had lost weight and looked more energetic. Yuan Jing was not stingy and bought a few things, which made these stall owners even happier.

Seeing that they showed no fear towards Yuan Jing, one could tell how unworthy the reputation of the original body as the little bully was. The original body really never bullied these poor people who were working hard to make a living, and sometimes he even went out of his way to take care of their business.

As he walked to the door of a teahouse, the noise inside the teahouse died down, and then started buzzing again.

Zeng Yuanjing is a celebrity in the capital, especially the fact that he cried and refused to let go after being rejected by the young master of the Xie family a month ago, which made people talk about it for a long time. However, the incident that happened later was even bigger, which diverted their attention. Now that he has appeared again, people finally remembered the matter between Zeng Yuanjing and Young Master Xie.

They were curious, after Zeng Yuanjing reappeared, would he still chase after Xie Boli like before? If so, it would be very interesting.

Others sighed, "Thinking back to the old days, the father and son of the old Marquis of Yongyi were so heroic and extraordinary. I never thought they would have a descendant like Zeng Yuanjing. If they were still alive, they would probably want to come up and beat this unworthy descendant to death."

"Fortunately, the Yongyi Marquis's mansion now has a marquis's son to inherit the mantle, so the reputation of our ancestors has not been completely ruined."

Yuan Jing listened to all kinds of sounds with great interest, not paying any attention at all. Then he looked at the people in the teahouse with agile eyes. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he walked quickly towards one of the tables.

"Brother, would you mind setting up a table?"

The people in the teahouse were stunned. What the hell, look at the face of the fourth young master Zeng, is it possible that he has fallen in love with someone else and abandoned Mr. Xie and fell in love with another man? Who is this man? Why is he so unlucky to be targeted by the fourth young master Zeng?

Songshi and Songshan also wanted to pull their young master back. The young master clearly had bad intentions. Otherwise, why would he insist on sharing a table with others when there were several empty tables? The man looked very handsome and their young master must have gone there for his beauty.