Chapter 214: Wishful Thinking
The Lin Mansion is not as big as the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. It is only in the middle and lower position in the entire Daqi Kingdom.
How could a man like the prince suddenly come here?
She knew that this was Ji Chenchuan's idea, but she didn't understand. Could it be that he went through such a big circle just to send Xiyang over?
Ji Chenchuan would not make such a fuss. He must have his own purpose, right?
What's even more surprising is that the prince actually fell into the trap set by Ji Chenchuan? Isn't this even more bizarre?
"Could it be that the Lin Mansion really has something that I don't know about?"
Could it be that Lin Zhi had other secrets besides what he hid from Qin?
As Lin Qingjun spoke, she put the sachet back into the box.
But this time, she added a lock.
She put the key into a small silver box on a silver necklace that she wore close to her body.
This silver necklace was made by her aunt when she came of age. She saved for many years to get this one. However, this silver necklace is not only beautifully made, but also has a small secret box, and this small key can be placed inside it.
She always wore the necklace close to her body, and no one knew about it except her aunt, especially Qi and Lin Zhi. She was afraid that they would see it and she would lose this precious thing in the end.
Lin Qingjun didn't notice how distressed Ji Chenchuan looked when he saw the silver necklace.
Does that necklace weigh three or two taels?
A mere three taels of silver, yet she treasured it so much? One can only imagine how hard and bitter her life was in the Lin Mansion.
He took a sip of tea and suppressed the deep heartache in his heart.
Then answer truthfully.
"Because I took over most of Ji Guitian's property rights, the prince suddenly lost most of his financial resources. He was so nervous that he was desperate and acted like this."
Ji Guitian thought that all the profits from all the shops and farms in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion went into his own pocket, but he didn't know that his good son Ji Ziming had already secretly given most of the profits to the prince.
Thinking of this, Ji Chenchuan laughed.
"The Queen and the Crown Prince hate my Wu'an Marquisate and want to kill me and my grandmother, but at the same time they want to suck the blood of my Wu'an Marquisate like a leech. It's really ridiculous."
He said again.
"Being crowned empress does require money. She was born into the Feng family, and the Feng family has always put the people first. Logically, she should have this in mind, but she has fallen into the mortal world for many years and returned to her roots. The ambitions she had in the past are no longer there."
"The current queen is no different from any other queen. She wishes to hold great power, possess untold wealth, and even more so, hopes that her child will become an emperor who is even more lauded than the current emperor."
"So, she also needs silver."
"That's why she set her sights on my mother."
Ji Chenchuan squeezed out the last sentence from between his teeth. Apart from the Feng family, who else in the world knew that his mother had such a huge fortune?
It’s a pity that she still hasn’t defeated his mother.
This key to wealth, which she had not obtained in the twenty years since she was crowned Queen, must have been secretly sent people to search the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion countless times, especially on his body?
He remembered that when he was young, the servant who served him stared at him closely and reported every detail to Queen Feng no matter what he did, to see where the key was. Even when he was bathing, the servant watched him take off all his clothes and would only leave when he was sure that the key was not on him.
Thinking of this, his eyes turned red. He would repay her double for such humiliation in the future.
Even though he was only five years old at the time, he could already bathe himself. Yet, they still wouldn't let him go? Did they really think he was a piece of meat? Did they really think he had no sense of shame at such a young age? Hateful, hateful, truly hateful.
Of course, they found nothing because he had the key in his mouth.
Humph, wanting to get what belongs to his mother is simply wishful thinking.
When Lin Qingjun heard this, she looked at Ji Chenchuan with a strange look.
In her previous life, when he was Lin Yingxue's husband, she just felt that this man was not very good and could not even protect his wife. But when she saw him lying in thick bedding in early summer, she felt that he was really pitiful and it was understandable that he could not protect his wife.
Later, when she saw him forgive an old slave who had drugged him, she felt that he was pitiful but also had some kindness in him.
After that, there was nothing more, because she met him even less frequently. The last time she heard from him was when he died of illness. It was also the day she was killed by Xiao Yuan.
After she was reborn, she felt even more pitiful for him because Xiao Yuan pulled Lin Yingxue's hand in front of him, and in Qifulou, he heard with his own ears that his fiancée had a secret meeting with Xiao Yuan. Anyone would be furious, right?
But he kept retreating, alas, it was really pitiful.
But later on, the more I interacted with him, the more I discovered his intelligence and ability.
For example, Ji Guitian wanted him dead so much, but he lived to this day. For example, Lin Yingxue was so arrogant and bullied the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, so he sent her to the prince's bed. For example, even if Lin Yingxue got what she wanted and became the prince's woman, in the end, she got nothing and lost her innocence.
That's right.
Everything that happened to Lin Yingxue was part of Ji Chenchuan's plan, including Concubine Ning's attack on Lin Yingxue.
This shows how powerful he is. He can just sit there and point his finger at the world without moving. That is the domineering power of a chess player.
Not to mention that the yard that Xiao Yuan had worked so hard to obtain was burned down by him, not to mention that Ji Guitian's shop was reduced by half and Ji Wu was expelled from the Wu family tree. All of this was his doing.
However, such a powerful person had lived such a humble life in his past, without any power to resist, and his life was even more difficult than hers, a concubine's daughter.
There was a hint of pity in Lin Qingjun's cold eyes.
"You mean to say that the prince is coming here tomorrow just for those private possessions of Lin Zhi?"
Ji Chenchuan nodded.
"That's right. Although the things in Lin Zhi's private vault are not as good as those in my Wu'an Marquis Mansion, they can solve his urgent needs."
"Because someone told him that there was a severe drought in Yangzhou this year."
The things in Lin Zhi’s private warehouse can come in handy.
Ji Chenchuan's dark eyes flickered slightly.
"Guess who told the prince about this severe drought? And who told him about Lin Zhi's private vault?"
Lin Qingjun chuckled.
Is there any need to guess? She couldn't think of anyone else except Xiao Yuan.
This Xiao Yuan is really an interesting person. He is close to his mentor Lin Zhi, but at the same time he betrays him without mercy. If Lin Zhi knew that it was Xiao Yuan who did it, I wonder if he would regret accepting him as his student from a poor family.
but.
"No matter how urgent the prince's need is, it's impossible for him to be completely without money."
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