"Princess Pingning? Is this Princess Pingning the one who was suddenly granted the title half a year ago? And the one who was sent to Jibei City to fight the drought?"
The man in white on the right asked curiously.
"Yes, it's her. I heard from an acquaintance in the palace that Princess Pingning was appointed to the post in a time of crisis. It shouldn't have been her, a weak woman, to take on the task. However, none of the officials in the court could come up with a good drought relief method, which made the emperor very angry."
"At that time, she was just a young lady from an official family. She inadvertently mentioned a few methods for drought prevention, which was overheard by the regent. The regent then directly brought it up to the emperor, which greatly pleased the emperor. He immediately bestowed upon her the title of princess and sent her to Jibei City. It is said that he was also given an imperial sword! It is clear that the emperor valued Princess Pingning very much."
"And this princess is really capable. I heard that the drought in Jibei City has caused the land to fail completely, but after the princess went there, she first planted trees and improved the humidity in the air. Anyway, I don't understand."
"It was about resettling refugees. Apart from the relief grain sent from the capital, she managed to buy all the other food and supplies herself, saving the people of Jibei City from starvation."
"Later, they organized the people to start planting grain. When there was no water, they led people into the deep mountains to find water sources. They managed to find three water sources and led the people to start planting grain. I heard that they also found a food that could produce high yields. Now it is widely planted in the north of the city."
"If this were to be implemented throughout the entire Xia Kingdom, we would also be able to eat high-yield food, and grain wouldn't be so expensive. It's clear that Princess Pingning is truly a person who cares about the people. To be honest, what Princess Pingning has done is already a great thing that benefits the country and its people!"
The man in the burlap looked around, then deliberately leaned closer and whispered very cautiously.
But he was speaking so softly that people at the next table could hear him, which shows that the man was doing it on purpose.
Everyone around nodded in agreement. Yes, Princess Pingning deserves their praise.
"Has the princess returned? It's been half a year already, and even the regent has returned! Why haven't we heard anything about the princess coming back?"
The man on the left asked curiously, "Indeed, this princess is too low-key, isn't she? Why haven't we heard that she's back?"
"She has returned, but I heard she hasn't gone out much, as she's been busy with her elder brother's wedding at home."
The man in linen also said with a regretful expression that he would like to see this extraordinary woman, but he didn't know if she was pretty.
"That's true. The princess has come of age, hasn't she? It's time to start looking for a partner, isn't it? I wonder who she'll end up with!"
The man in white asked with great curiosity.
"That's none of our business. She's a princess, she's made contributions, and the emperor values her highly. Even if she gets married in the future, she'll marry into a high-ranking family or a noble family. It has nothing to do with us."
The man in the burlap waved his hand and told him not to get his hopes up.
The discussion was still going on, and Lin Yuxin was getting impatient. Being praised to her face like this was still a bit much for her. However, she figured it out herself. These people knew so much about the matter in such detail. If Li Xiaochen wasn't behind it, she wouldn't believe it even if you beat her to death.
She said she hadn't seen him for the past few days and wondered what he had been up to. Turns out he had been spreading rumors!
But what exactly is he planning? Is he paving the way for Xiao Hao's return? But why is her career being promoted so extensively? Or does he have other plans? Will the Emperor agree?
Lin Yuxin paused for a moment after thinking about this. When she saw the old man on the stage start telling other stories, Lin Yuxin lost interest in listening. She had already heard her share of gossip for the day.
This was something she hadn't expected; Yongfu Teahouse seemed to have all sorts of news.
Lin Yuxin had Xiaodie pay the money and then went home.
In the afternoon, Xueying told her that there was progress in the matter of Princess Shuhe.
“Those three people were quite clever. They told Princess Shuhe that they had successfully sold you out and that they wanted Princess Shuhe to come out and see your shameful state. Princess Shuhe was so happy that she left the mansion with her maid.”
“Those three fat men led her to the vicinity of the Rouge Pavilion, saying that you were inside. The princess couldn’t contain her jealousy and went into the Rouge Pavilion without even changing out of her men’s clothes. Once inside, she never came out. The three men sold her and her maid for five hundred taels of silver.”
Xueying reported in a low voice.
"Is there any movement from Prince Gong's residence?"
Lin Yuxin stopped doing the accounting, tapped the table, and asked again.
"When Prince Gong's mansion saw that their princess had been out all day and they hadn't seen her, they sent people to search for her. They finally found her at the Rouge Pavilion the next day, which infuriated Prince Gong."
"Prince Gong had entered the palace three days ago, hoping to request an imperial decree to grant him a marriage, but the Emperor was still recovering from the Crown Prince's incident and had been resting and handling state affairs, so he simply found an excuse not to see Prince Gong."
"Prince Gong had no choice but to wait until the Emperor recovered before going. However, instead of receiving the imperial decree, he received news that his daughter had been sold into the brothel, which means she probably won't be able to marry the prince!"
Xueying was all alone, and her words carried a hint of schadenfreude.
Lin Yuxin glanced at him a couple more times before speaking:
"Alright! Now that those three have resolved the matter, take this medicine to them and tell them that if they want to save their lives, it's best to leave the capital. If they have nowhere to go, they can go to Jibei City."
Then he took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to Xueying. It was just a regular tonic, and since they had already fulfilled their promise, it would be unreasonable to give her a laxative.
"yes!"
Xueying took the medicine and left.
Prince Gong will definitely investigate who plotted against his daughter. If those three people don't leave the capital, they will be found out sooner or later, and losing their lives would be a huge loss.
A major event occurred in the imperial court the next day.
The officials who came to court today all looked rather solemn, because they had all heard the rumors circulating outside that the Emperor had found the Ninth Prince.
Everyone was puzzled. Wasn't the Ninth Prince supposed to be dead? How did he suddenly reappear? And at a time when the Crown Prince had lost power!
This was highly unusual; even the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince, who were standing to the side, turned pale.
They finally managed to depose the sixth prince and the crown prince, but the seventh and eighth princes are still too young to amount to anything.
Then suddenly, a ninth brother appeared who had come back from the dead. And judging from the situation, the ninth brother is the empress's son. The position of crown prince is very likely to be his, which means they are getting further and further away from the throne.
The two gritted their teeth and decided to wait and see how things unfolded.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaochen stood aside, indifferent to everything, idly thinking about his Xin Xin. He hadn't seen her for five days. Every day, the Emperor kept her in the palace to handle official business for him and to teach Xiao Hao—no! Now called Cheng Tinghao—how that brat handled state affairs.
He was originally found by a family surnamed Qiu and named Qiu Tinghao. Now that he is a prince, he must take the imperial surname and be called Cheng Tinghao.
The Emperor, on the other hand, spent his time alone with the unconscious Empress, saying that the Empress had suffered for so many years and had been suppressed by Consort Xiao, and that now was the time to make it up to her. Then he stayed in the Empress's Kunning Palace and refused to come out.
This made Li Xiaochen and Cheng Tinghao grit their teeth in hatred. This was no emperor; he was a complete scoundrel.
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