Chapter 340 Please Confer the Title of Crown Prince
"You're so startled. What did you know?" Lu Qin's mother's hand trembled, and the ear pick almost poked Daya's face.
"Mom," Erya's eyes sparkled, "You said that many people have white hair. If I could make something like ink that could dye white hair black, wouldn't I be able to make a lot of money?"
"Dyeing your hair with ink? Wouldn't your face and neck be completely black?" Lu Qiniang couldn't stop laughing when she thought of that scene. "People with white hair are still human. But you dyed them to look like pigs. Forget about making money, you'd be the last person to beat you up!"
"I definitely can't let it fade." Arya said, "Let's find a way to prevent it from fading!"
"Then go and think about it." Lu Qiniang said, "Why don't you ask the cloth dyer?"
"Don't worry," Arya said, "I can study it slowly."
She thought her idea was brilliant.
Daya said, "I remember reading in a book that people in ancient times also dyed their hair."
"Really? Big sister, good big sister, please help me find it, I want to try."
"I'll help you look it up when we get back tonight. But even if there is, recording it should be very simple. I guess you'll have to try more on your own."
"Okay, I'll take my time."
In the evening, Daya really found the book.
However, the book does explain it very simply, only saying that the main ingredients are black beans, rice vinegar, gallnut, tea leaves, distiller's grains, and lotus seeds.
"Let me try." Erya rolled up her sleeves, full of energy.
"We need to prepare the things first," Lu Qiniang said. "We also need to know which ones to put in first, which ones to put in later, and how much to put in. Erya, you have to be prepared for this job. It's not easy."
"I don't think it can be that difficult." Yun Ting said, "Zhuozhuo, you prepare the things. When I come back in the evening, I will study with you."
"If we figure it out, will it be yours or mine?" Erya snorted.
"Who do you look down on?" Yun Ting straightened his back. "How could a dignified prince of the Duke's Mansion be interested in a few melons and dates like you?"
"Prince? Self-proclaimed?" Erya rolled her eyes at him.
"My father has already submitted the petition requesting a title for me," Yun Ting said, "and he even asked someone to tell me, fearing I wouldn't agree!"
"Really? That's great." Lu Qiniang said, "If you ask me, it should have been settled earlier so that others wouldn't be worried about it."
"So what if it's settled?" Erya said disdainfully, "So what if he becomes the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince can always be replaced! If you ask me, Yun Ting, you should get married and have children now. Give birth to four, five, or six sons, so that those with bad intentions know that even if you die, you still have sons, and it won't be their turn."
Yun Ting: "I married a wife, not a sow!"
"You're already the crown prince, can't you find someone to give birth to a few more sons for you?"
"I don't want to." Yun Ting's eyes suddenly dimmed. "If my mother hadn't given birth to me, she wouldn't have died so early, and my father wouldn't have had to be alone for so many years. I know better than anyone that giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for a woman."
Erya was stunned. She didn't expect Yun Ting to think of this.
Yun Ting lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes hiding the sadness in his eyes.
That wasn't his choice.
If he could, he would like his parents to be together forever and not have to give birth to a waste like him.
My grandmother no longer had to endure the pain of losing her daughter, and everything was fine.
His existence is a life in exchange for his mother's.
Lu Qiniang knew what he was thinking about and patted his shoulder gently. "Yun Ting, your mother is in heaven. She would be very happy to know that you care about her. Don't let your mind wander. If you keep blaming yourself, it will make your mother in heaven very anxious. She must want to come to you and tell you to live well. She has no regrets."
If I hadn't met you, I might not have such deep feelings for you.
But as a mother, how relieved it must be to see such a smart and handsome son.
Yun Ting's eyes moistened slightly. "Actually, my father wanted to give me the position of Crown Prince. But my grandmother disagreed at first, saying that my fate was weak and that she wanted me to wait until I grew up. After all, the Emperor is here, and no one else can take the position of Crown Prince away from me."
“But then I grew up slowly. For a while, I was so envious of other people who had mothers. Don’t mind if you laugh at me, I even envied other people for having aunts. I wanted my father to take a concubine, but my father beat me up… I was about seven or eight years old at that time, so silly.” Yun Ting’s eyes were slowly filled with tears.
"When I was older, I began to think about not wanting the throne. I thought, since my eldest and second brothers both have sons, I don't need to marry or have children anymore. My mother died giving birth to me, she was stubborn. If my wife repeats the same mistake in the future, wouldn't that be foolish of me? Even though there's a precedent, if I still continue to do the same thing, wouldn't that be murder?"
"Yun Ting--" Erya's eyes turned red and she handed him her handkerchief.
Yun Ting took it and blew his nose.
Erya: "This handkerchief is for you."
Yun Ting glared at her and said, "Last time you blew your nose on my handkerchief, did I dislike you?"
"Now my mind has changed again," Yun Ting said, "I must obtain the position of Crown Prince, otherwise no one can guarantee my father's later years. Therefore, I think I still want my future wife to give birth to a son, just one."
He doesn't want four or five.
He didn't want to risk losing the big picture for the small one.
That's a human life.
"I don't need to rely on five or six sons to dissuade those people from their ideas. I can handle them myself." Yun Ting said in a firm tone.
"Okay, I'm optimistic about you." Erya patted his shoulder. "When you become the Duke, can you tell the Duke's Mansion's purchasing agents to only buy rouge and powder from me? I'll charge you double at most. Don't accuse me of being unfair. You see, when things reach the Emperor's hands, the price is increased tenfold. When they reach you, a threefold increase is normal. I'm not greedy, I'll just double the price. You buy and I sell, and I won't let the purchasing agents take advantage of me."
"Then can you give me some more benefits?" Yun Ting said, "Public accounts and private accounts are different."
"That's easy."
Lu Qiniang was originally feeling sorry for Yun Ting and was about to cry, but after hearing the conversation between these two funny guys, she couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, it's getting late. Yun Ting has to go to school tomorrow, so go back to your room and go to bed early."
Then everyone went back to their rooms and dispersed.
As soon as Yun Ting returned to the front yard, there was a knock on the door.
Lu Qin's mother heard it all and was shocked. Could it be that San Ya had thrown a tantrum on the way and Xiao Yan had sent her back?
When Lu Qiniang walked into the yard, she heard Yun Ting had already opened the door.
He asked, "What are you doing here?"
The tone is unfriendly.
Lu Qiniang thought to herself, it turns out that it wasn't Xiao Yan and San Ya who came back...
Who is so annoying in the middle of the night?
From Yun Ting's attitude, you can tell that the visitor is not likable.
It can’t be Zhang Heyao.
No, no, he is still in Henan and hasn't come back yet. Could he be someone from the Duke of Yun's Mansion?
"I'm looking for Lu Qi's mother."
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