"You've already got the firearm recipe. I have an even better one. The firearm recipe is just one of them. The other is something that can trigger earthquakes, both made of gunpowder. I can make a lot of money from it..."
Bai Wanyi said, "I know a lot. As long as His Royal Highness is willing to understand me more, I really don't ask for much. I just need a little bit of care. Not to mention getting married, I would be willing to jump into the frying pan even if His Royal Highness lets me."
Bai Wanyi's words implied that he could win over Marquis Lu for Xie Qing, or even be the one to run errands outside.
Xie Qing no longer had the patience to listen to her nonsense. This woman thought he was the big fool Lu Yan. Her things were empty and exaggerated. Perhaps she could not produce them even if she spent her whole life, exhausting all her manpower and financial resources. In the end, she said innocently:
I'm not wrong, you must have made a mistake somewhere.
Xie Qing's eyes gradually turned cold, and then he suddenly laughed and said to his friend in the distance: "Look at this woman who is getting married and she still comes here to say that she admires me."
"Is Lord Lu really cuckolded?"
Several people burst into laughter, and Bai Wanyi's face turned pale immediately. She didn't expect that the prince would be so shameless as to expose her in public.
Bai Wanyi covered his heart and looked at Xie Qing in agony: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
Xie Qing sneered, "You're a woman about to get married, yet you confess your feelings to me and ask me what I mean. You're putting me in an unfair position, trying to get someone to accuse me of stealing a minister's wife!"
Bai Wanyi gritted her teeth and glared at Xie Qing. Right now, she wasn't thinking about how to make Xie Qing never forget her, but what would happen if Lu Yan found out about this? Her eyes quickly turned red, and her frail body trembled slightly like a flower withered in the wind.
Bai Wanyi tried to straighten his back, looking incredulous, as if he had stood up straight after being slandered. He said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has said so, and I have no way to defend myself. If you don't want me to have a good life, then I'll just die."
After saying this, Bai Wanyi turned and ran away.
The group of playboys walked slowly to Xie Qing's side, talking in unison:
"The Bai family really lives up to their name, like a little white flower."
"She's already a mother, yet she's so pitiful."
"Why doesn't Your Highness take her in? Wouldn't it be more enjoyable for her to marry someone else?"
Xie Qing angrily kicked out, making the person who said this stumble. "If you like her, then go find her. Why involve me? Don't you think my reputation is not good enough?"
The man who was speaking was the son of a duke, with a good family background and a lot of money, which was much better than the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion.
If Bai Wanyi wants to gain power and wealth, he will definitely follow him without hesitation.
The Duke's son glanced at him sideways: "Am I so hungry that I won't be picky about food? You're too scary. No matter how pure and innocent she is, she's an old woman. Who would want her?"
A few of them rode away laughing. No one took the matter to heart, and they would not go back and tell nonsense. After all, life was difficult for women in this world. It would be fine if they saw it and said a few words, but if they told others about it, it would be like forcing people to die. Not only could they not say it, but they also had to restrain their servants from talking nonsense.
Bai Wanyi cried all the way back to the villa. Seeing her like this, Ping'er was so scared that she started crying too.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Someone come and find my father, someone come quickly."
Bai Wanyi didn't say anything, and ignored anyone. After holding Ping'er and crying for a long time, he went to look for Bai Ling, crying and making a fuss that he wanted to hang himself here.
Lu Yan was busy at the Beijing Guard Command Headquarters. When he received the news, he hurried home and didn't even see the Fourth Prince coming towards him.
The Fourth Prince flicked his fan, pointed at Lu Yan's back, and asked, "Marquis Lu, what's the urgent matter?"
One of his colleagues said, "They said they were looking for him at home. I'm afraid there's something wrong with the firearms recipe."
"What firearm?" The Fourth Prince's eyebrows moved slightly.
Although Bai Wanyi took out the firearm recipe in public in the Queen's Palace, there were only three outsiders there at the time: Qin Wan, Bai Wanyi and Lu Yan. The rest of the palace people were the Emperor and the Queen's people.
The news was blocked tightly, and the Fourth Prince only knew that the Emperor seemed to be busy with something recently. The Crown Prince, who usually just wandered around, had recently taken people out of the capital frequently, sometimes leaving for several days at a time.
Could it be for this firearm recipe?
The Fourth Prince never looks down on anyone, especially his elder brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Thinking of this, the Fourth Prince looked the man up and down. "Whose family are you from? How do you know so much?"
This person's eyes suddenly shone with gold, and he bowed and said, "I have no power or influence, and the Imperial Guard Command is full of powerful people. I dare to beg to follow the Fourth Prince!"
The Fourth Prince stared at the man for a moment and said with a smile, "In that case, I'll give you a chance. It depends on you whether you can seize it or not."
This person was overjoyed: "I, Qian Si, thank the Fourth Prince for his appreciation!"
The Fourth Prince waved his hand and asked him to go down. He would not accept someone who came to seek refuge with him. What's more, this person showed up with such confidential information, which made things look fishy.
Such a person naturally needs to be kept by your side so that you can know what the master behind him wants to do next.
If he really wants to surrender, he can take the opportunity to test him. If he passes, he can naturally use him.
However, this Marquis Lu is indeed something. The Fourth Prince has long wanted to win over Lu Yan, but he angered the Emperor as soon as he returned to the capital. In addition, the military rewards were withheld, and His Majesty never said a word.
It was not until Lu Yan's family affairs became a mess that the emperor granted Qin Wan and Lu Yan a divorce. He thought that the Qin family, which had lost the emperor's favor, would be reprimanded, but who knew that the Qin family would establish a crown prince in the blink of an eye.
The person who was appointed was Qin Sheng, Lu Yan's former father-in-law, who was blocking the reward. It can be seen that the Qin family has not lost its favor. However, Lu Yan was suppressed by Qin Sheng and only got a fourth-rank official position.
The Fourth Prince was unsure of the Emperor's intentions, so he did not try to win him over.
All the other princes went to Lu Yan's engagement banquet, but he did not go because he wanted to wait and see.
But now Lu Yan has the recipe for firearms. If the emperor wants to set up a firearms camp, it would be reasonable for him to keep a low profile and conceal his activities.
In a flash, the Fourth Prince thought a lot, and after returning to the mansion, he discussed it behind closed doors with his staff.
The staff member's meaning was clear: "I heard that Marquis Lu spent a lot of money on the wedding, even mortgaging two shops. I think that no other gift would be as practical as silver."
The Fourth Prince frowned in disapproval. "On the day of the betrothal gifts, seeing that my brothers had all gone, I only gave them five hundred taels of silver. How could it be appropriate for me to give such a vulgar gift on the wedding day? Furthermore, giving silver so openly is simply trying to win over the court officials. With so many people looking at this gift list, the Emperor will surely know about it, and what will he think of me?"
The matter could not be settled, and the staff knew that the Fourth Prince must have his own plans. They looked at each other and stopped talking about winning him over, and instead talked about the authenticity of Qian Si and the firearm recipe.
Lu Yan rode his horse as fast as he could back to the villa. As soon as he entered, he saw Bai Ling hanging on the beam. Bai Wanyi was also hanging up there. Ping'er was hugging her legs and crying loudly below.
"Mother! Mother! Don't abandon Ping'er!"
Lu Yan flew over and hugged Bai Wanyi with one hand, while with the other he drew his sword and cut the white silk: "Wanyi, what are you doing now?"
Bai Wanyi hugged Lu Yan and burst into tears: "Brother Yan, I can't live anymore! The prince, the prince is going to force me to death!"
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