Chapter 141: Marrying a Rich Man and Reaching the Pinnacle of Life
The emperor was overjoyed when the 15-year salt lake usage rights were renewed.
After the envoy from Haixiang Kingdom left, the Emperor instructed Eunuch Cao to arrange a small table for Ji Yingying to write down the methods of glassmaking.
"Yingying, why don't you go back? Just stay here and write down the method for making glass. It's perfect timing, I need to review the memorials soon."
【What? 】
[How worried he must be about me to write this at this time?]
【Then go ahead and write it. It's no big deal. You can go back after you're done.】
Eunuch Cao made the arrangements immediately, and she had no choice but to get to work listlessly. While the Emperor reviewed the memorials, she slacked off at her seat.
She took out a storybook from her spatial storage and started reading it. Her casual, slacking manner almost convinced the Emperor that she had actually written a serious proposal.
When I'm enjoying the show, I don't dare to laugh; it's incredibly difficult to hold it in.
【I'm so miserable! I'm such a pitiful little flower~】 Ji Yingying kept brainwashing herself, and then wrote two more words, completely multitasking.
[Host, you're really in a terrible situation!]
Ji Yingying: ...How did she suffer?
However, Ji Yingying did not respond, but continued to watch.
"Yingying, how much have you written?"
"Hmm, I haven't written much yet, I'm looking up information!" Ji Yingying casually made up an excuse to fool the Emperor, then lowered her head to continue reading.
【As long as you can wait, I can wait.】 It was lunchtime, and Ji Yingying went to eat with the Emperor. While she was in the restroom, she took the opportunity to put the dishes back in the Imperial Kitchen.
When she came out, she accidentally saw a roasted pigeon and took it without thinking.
When the imperial chef returned, everyone was shocked. The pigeon he had roasted was gone. He had specially roasted it for the princess, knowing that she liked strong flavors, so he had roasted it with plenty of oil and salt.
She was given the roasted pigeon by accident, but she was disgusted by how oily the golden-brown pigeon was.
What a waste of such a delicious dish!
Back in the Imperial Study, Ji Yingying went straight to her seat. Since the Emperor hadn't returned, she simply lay down and went to sleep.
When the Emperor entered, just as he was about to ask where Ji Yingying was, he saw her sleeping soundly.
"The Princess is asleep," Eunuch Cao said softly, his expression and demeanor suggesting that he also quite liked Ji Yingying.
"Let her sleep!" The Emperor walked over and placed a book on the table: Fu Bao at Seven Years Old: Father Begs Mother for Forgiveness!
The emperor picked it up and began to read it.
When Ji Yingying woke up, she saw that the Emperor was actually reading her book.
【Oh my god…】 Ji Yingying thought she had misread it, so she quickly rubbed her eyes and then immediately checked.
You read that right.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of my book?"
"Awake?" As soon as Ji Yingying woke up, Eunuch Cao immediately arranged for someone to wash her up.
"Your Majesty, my book..."
"If you write down the glassmaking method today, I will return it to you."
Ji Yingying glared at him, then couldn't help but yawn: "Okay!"
Thankfully, I just woke up and didn't look at anything else, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to concentrate on writing.
Ji Yingying started writing. Perhaps because she had just woken up, she was in high spirits and finished writing very quickly.
"Alright, Your Majesty, can you return my book now?" The Emperor put down the storybook and took her memorial to read.
After he finished reading it, he was very satisfied. This is really good writing!
"Yingying, this is truly a wonderful thing. I will have it arranged immediately."
"Oh...then I'll go back." Ji Yingying left the Imperial Study without waiting for his reply, and then leisurely went home.
Fang Yulan had been waiting for her at the palace gate. When she saw her come out, she asked her to get into the carriage.
"Mother, why haven't you gone back yet?"
"Your mother was worried about you. How is that thief?"
"The salt lake has been replaced for fifteen years, so it's fine now." Ji Yingying yawned.
"That's good. By the way, how many of the palace plates were found? And how many more..." She cautiously looked at Ji Yingying, trying to hear from her whether they had been returned.
They came here today to apologize, and the Empress has already been very lenient with them. Moreover, she said it was fine if they didn't have to pay back the money.
How could I not pay it back?
"Oh... I returned it." Ji Yingying replied casually, and Fang Yulan breathed a sigh of relief. Ji Yingying didn't realize that by saying it directly, Fang Yulan would no longer pursue the matter.
Upon arriving home, just as Ji Yingying was about to enter, Xiangxiang immediately said, "Host, come a little further ahead, there's a show to watch, and we can even catch some gossip."
【What? 】
Ji Yingying took off running forward at lightning speed, and Fang Yulan behind her couldn't stop her.
“Child, it’s not like I’m stopping you from going.” After saying that, he turned to the maid beside him and said, “Let’s go see the play.”
…………
Arriving at the door of a house, there stood two women: a middle-aged woman with a thin, sallow face, and a young girl who looked just like her.
"Lin Hu, come out here! I know you're in there. How dare you abandon your wife who stood by you through thick and thin? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning? I've been taking care of your elderly parents and your crippled brother back in the countryside, and what have you done? You've abandoned me and remarried, leaving me behind. Lin Hu, if you don't come out, don't blame me..."
Who is this person? And who is Lin Hu?
This woman is Lin Hu's wife.
Did he abandon his wife and children after becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination?
No, he's a scoundrel who got rich by working as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort), and then abandoned his wife and children, even his elderly parents.
This mansion originally belonged to the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) he worked for. However, the head镖师 had no son, only a frail and sickly daughter. As the head镖师 grew older, he wanted to find a capable and good-looking man from the镖局 (escort agency) to marry his daughter and inherit the family business.
[Then, he pretended to be single and went with the group of men to find a wife. Perhaps his appearance matched the head镖师's daughter's preference, so she took a liking to him. She even asked him several times if he had a wife and children, to which he always replied no, even saying he had no parents and was an orphan.]
Lin Hu was clever; knowing the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) would investigate, he paid someone to create a fake identity for him, thus keeping it a secret from the head镖师's family. He then hooked up with a wealthy man and reached the pinnacle of his life.
[Then Lin Hu began to keep it a secret from both sides, even from his parents and younger brother, for five or six years. Then his elderly mother and father passed away, and the woman overheard that he had another family outside, so she traveled a long distance to find him.]
[Host, you must stop them! If you can't, the one inside will die, and the one outside will die too.]
Why should the retribution for Lin Hu's evil deeds fall on two women? I just think these two women should have joined forces to eliminate such a heartless man and handed him over to the authorities, regardless of the truth.
That's where you went wrong. If they had thought that way, neither side would have died.
While Ji Yingying was enjoying the gossip, the women inside and outside the mansion also heard her thoughts.
[The man couldn't control his lust and simply cut himself with scissors.]
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