As powerful as the regent was in the past, some people said that his future would be miserable and no emperor could tolerate such a regent.
However, under Yuan Jing's meticulous care and Mu Cheng'an's own attention to maintenance, the once powerful regent managed to outlive the young emperor, and then the next emperor, until the young emperor's grandson succeeded to the throne. Mu Cheng'an, who lived to be ninety-nine years old, lay in bed and could never get up again.
Those who said that at the time died before him and didn't see his end.
Even so, he still held Yuan Jing's hand tightly. He wanted to live longer. Although he could not live with his lover, he wanted to die with her. They would be entangled together for generations to come.
Yuan Jing held his lover's hand, put the back of her hand against his face, and promised with reluctance in his eyes: "Don't worry, we will be together forever. No matter where you go, you must remember to find me. If you don't come to find me, I will find you."
"Okay." After getting the promise, the ninety-nine-year-old Mu Chengan finally closed his eyes with peace of mind.
The dignitaries in the capital were all saddened when they heard the news. It was rare for a regent to have a good end like Mu Cheng'an. There were also many speculations about the relationship between him and Lord Tao, but one of them was dead, so what else was there to say?
When they thought that Lord Tao could live another ten or twenty years, they didn't expect that the person who entered the palace to report the death had not yet left the palace, and someone else entered the palace right after. The old Marquis of Jinghai also went, and he died at the same time as the Prince of Zhenbei.
The whole palace was in grief, and the emperor personally attended the funeral of these two people. The two were extremely honored after their death and left behind countless legends for future generations, especially the relationship between the two, which was talked about by people in later generations.
***
No matter how much he experienced, Yuan Jing still couldn't adapt to the separation from his lover, so he didn't want to stay in the world without his lover for a moment and let the system take him back to the system space.
"Ding! The host has successfully completed the original owner's mission, allowing Grandmother Song and my parents to enjoy their old age and become respected people, completing the original owner's life. The host is rewarded with 1000 points. The host has successfully avenged the murderer who killed the original body, and made the murderer lose his reputation and die a bad death, preventing him from continuing to harm the original body and her family. The host is rewarded with 1000 points."
Personal Information:
Name: Yuan Jing
Points: 4000+1000+1000-500
Soul Force: 14+3
Skills: Poison ability (elementary) (Note: needs to be activated), medical skills (entry ++), pharmacy (entry +)
Merit: 65000+100000
Item: One Spiritual Spring Pearl (permanently bound to the soul)
Yuan Jing didn't want to stay in the dead space for too long. Only by entering the next mission world could he see his lover as soon as possible, so he wanted the system to send him to do the mission immediately.
Before he could open his mouth, the system's mechanical voice sounded again: "Ding! The host currently has 5500 points, which meets the requirements for opening a private storage space. Would the host like to open it?"
Yuan Jing blinked: "Private storage space? The kind that you carry with you?"
System Xiaowu: "It can only store dead objects, and cannot enter the storage space of living objects. Of course, the host can call it the portable space."
"Once it is activated, it will be permanently bound like the Lingquan Pearl?"
"Yes, does the host need to be activated?"
"Need points?"
"Yes, the host only needs 500 points to open 1,000 cubic meters of portable storage space."
Yuan Jing did not open it immediately, but asked again cautiously: "If I put items into the space in the mission world, can I bring them to the next mission world? Will they follow me permanently?"
"Yes, host, please rest assured that I will not devour your belongings at will."
Yuan Jing was relieved now. It seemed that it was quite cost-effective to spend 500 points to open a permanent personal storage space. It was just a little late. If he had obtained it earlier, he could have stockpiled a lot of genetic medicines developed in his second life.
Never mind, it’s better to have it than nothing: “Okay, open it, and send me to the next world.”
"Okay, host."
***
Before he even opened his eyes in his new body, Yuan Jing could judge the condition of this body. His hands and feet were tied, and he was lying on a moving carriage. He knew without receiving any memories that the situation he faced when he first entered this world was very bad. When he first entered the previous world, it was hell mode, and this world was not much better.
He could sense that he was the only one in the carriage. There was a sound outside the carriage. Yuan Jing called out in his mind without even opening his eyes: "Xiao Wu, hurry up, transfer the memory first, and we'll talk about the plot later."
He must first understand the situation. If it is extremely unfavorable to him, he must find a way to get out of the predicament as soon as possible.
The growth of his soul power allowed him to accept the memories of his original body effortlessly. A big "fuck" suddenly popped up in his mind. What are you waiting for? The most important thing is to escape.
Because he has been kidnapped by his cruel father and sent to a eunuch to be his concubine. This eunuch enjoys torturing people and has killed countless concubines. One can imagine the fate that awaits him.
This was the first time that Yuan Jing had come into contact with such a vicious and cruel relative, and his body was drugged and he felt weak all over. At this moment, Yuan Jing was extremely grateful that he had obtained the Lingquan Pearl in his previous life and was permanently bound to it. He was very skilled in the operation and directly controlled the Lingquan water into his mouth, drinking it in big gulps. Sure enough, although the Lingquan water could not completely detoxify him, it slowly restored his body's strength.
The ground beneath him was still shaking as the carriage was moving quickly. Fortunately, the people outside were very confident about the situation in the carriage and no one came in to check. This gave Yuan Jing an opportunity. He tried hard to untie the ropes tied to his hands and feet. He didn't care if his skin was abraded. Compared with his life, this minor injury was nothing.
After his hands and feet were free, he quietly checked the situation outside. The carriage was now traveling on an official road with woods on both sides. There were three people outside, one was the coachman, and the other two were talking and laughing unscrupulously. Yuan Jing took some effort to pry open a wooden board at the back and jumped out of the moving carriage. As soon as he landed on the ground, he hugged himself, curled up into a ball, and rolled neatly into the ravine beside him.
Yuan Jing felt a burning pain on many parts of his body, and he knew that they were scratches from the fall. He raised his head to look at the carriage outside, and saw that it showed no signs of stopping. Good, it did not attract their attention. After the carriage drove away, Yuan Jing did not bother to check the wounds on his body, and hurried into the woods to get as far away from the official road as possible.
The previous life started in a forest, and this life also started in a forest. Yuan Jing walked until he was exhausted, and then he climbed up a tree to accept the plot. Otherwise, he would be in the dark and would not know where to escape to safety.
His stomach was growling, and drinking spiritual spring water alone could not satisfy his hunger. Yuan Jing asked the system to transmit the plot to him while reminding himself to put some food that could be eaten directly in the space in the future to avoid experiencing such a scene again.
After receiving and digesting the plot, Yuan Jing had nothing to say.
He raised his hand to his eyes to take a look. Apart from some scratches on the skin, his hand was really white and tender, without any masculinity. Yes, although this body had the appearance of a man, it was different inside. His current body belonged to the third gender, a gender called Shuang'er that could give birth to children.
WTF TF TF…
Yuan Jing’s mind was flooded with messages.
It turns out that men can really have children, but his lover is obviously more versatile than him, so why does this function fall on him?
His original name was Luo Yuanjing. He was the twin sons of a wealthy businessman in Ningcheng. However, his mother died early, and his biological father remarried. With a stepmother, he had a stepfather. Moreover, his biological father was a greedy businessman. So in order to get salt permits from eunuch Liu Fu, he sent his beautiful biological twins to Eunuch Liu Fu's bed.
Although the stepmother was also instigated in this, compared to the stepmother, the biological father is obviously more disgusting. If Yuan Jing had not traveled through time, it is conceivable that Shuang'er, who was naturally weaker than men, was sent to Eunuch Liu Fu's mansion and ultimately could not escape the fate of being tortured to death.
If that were all, it would be fine. But after watching the plot, Yuan Jing found out that Luo Yuanjing was not the biological son of the Luo family in Ningcheng, but the twins of the Huaiyuan Marquis's mansion in the capital. It was just that sixteen years ago, due to the chaos of war, two pregnant women happened to escape to the same temple and gave birth there that night. In the rush, the child was taken away by the wrong person.
The original body was not supposed to die so early, but the Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion discovered that they had taken the wrong child sixteen years ago, so they found the Ningcheng Luo Mansion and took the original body back. Because of her beautiful appearance, the original body caught the eye of the Prince of Cheng and became his concubine.
This emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was very similar to an emperor in history that Yuan Jing had read in his previous two lives. He only favored the women in the harem, and until his death, he had no prince, so he could only adopt a son from the royal family. Who would have thought that such a great opportunity would fall on the head of Prince Cheng.
When the Prince of Cheng ascended the throne, she was directly named a noble concubine because of the new emperor's love for her, even though she had no biological children in her life. When the emperor passed away, the prince she adopted became the emperor, and she became the empress dowager with the highest status. She was a winner in life.
In comparison, Shuang'er, who was supposed to be the biological child of the Luo family in Ningcheng, ended up with a tragic ending. He died unwillingly, but unexpectedly got a chance to start over. So he wanted to seize the opportunity of his original body, enter the backyard of the Prince of Cheng himself, and become a concubine and a queen mother in the future. So he sent someone to find Luo's father in the Luo family in Ningcheng in advance, and handed a knife to Luo's father, and Luo's father put the knife into the body of the original body.
Once the original owner died, even if they found out that they had taken the wrong child, the Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion would not recognize him. How could a dignified Marquis's Mansion have a Shuang'er who was tortured to death as a concubine of a eunuch? This would cast a shadow on the reputation of the Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion.
So Marquis Huaiyuan went along with the mistake and even spared Luo's father's life because of the plea of Shuang'er, who was raised by his side. Yuan Jing would have sneered when he saw this. It would be better not to acknowledge such a so-called father who could spare the life of the enemy who killed his own child.
One was for profit, the other for fame and power, which made the original body become a wandering ghost. He had no worries after his death, but he saw his biological mother in the Marquis' Mansion brought people to the Luo Mansion in Ningcheng, took out the knife hidden on her body and stabbed it into Luo's father's body. She came to avenge her child.
This incident made Marquis Huaiyuan and the two children very unhappy. After the marquis's wife was brought back to Huaiyuan, she was sent to a Buddhist temple, claiming that she had lost her mind and needed rest. When the prince of Cheng was adopted by the emperor, the marquis's wife died quietly in the marquis's mansion one night. Not long after that, Marquis Huaiyuan married a second wife.
Except for a few insiders, no one knew that Shuang'er, who became the concubine of Prince Cheng, was not Marquis Huaiyuan's biological child. No one knew that Marquis Huaiyuan had a biological Shuang'er. It's just that he and his wife were also buried completely. When Prince Cheng ascended the throne, not even the slightest trace of the mother and son existed. On the contrary, the Luo family of Ningcheng entered the capital and thrived there.
Yuan Jing opened his eyes: "So what is the mission this time?"
"Ding! The host's mission is to reunite with his biological mother and respect her well, and not let her die quietly in the backyard of the Marquis's mansion. Completing the mission will reward 1,000 points. If possible, the original body hopes that the host can avenge the original body's enemies who killed him, the Luo family, Eunuch Liu Fu, and Zhao Han."
"Okay." Yuan Jing agreed.
Yuan Jing rested for a while and continued to walk deep into the mountains. As he walked, he thought carefully about how to complete the mission this time. He didn't want to go back to the Luo family that disgusted him, otherwise he would want to stab Luo Yonghai to death with a knife. Then he would become notorious without doing anything, and how could he talk about revenge and fulfilling his life? Because in the eyes of the world, even if Luo Yonghai was not the biological father of his original body, he was his adoptive father who had raised him for sixteen years. The word "filial piety" was enough to suffocate him.
Thinking of the actions of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion in the capital, Yuan Jing also didn't want to go. Huaiyuan Marquis and Luo Yonghai were actually people of similar nature, one for money and the other for power. They both wanted to sell their original bodies, but one sold them beautifully and at a higher price. In the life when Zhao Han was not reborn, did the original body really live happily? Not necessarily, but because the original body sat in a high position, Huaiyuan Marquis held him in high esteem all his life, but ignored Zhao Han, who had been raised for sixteen years.
Yuan Jing believed that when the prince of Cheng ascended the throne and Zhao Han was made his consort, Marquis Huaiyuan would not have the same fate as in his previous life. Would Zhao Han not hate Marquis Huaiyuan for abandoning him in his previous life? Marquis Huaiyuan would also suffer in the end, but Yuan Jing had no sympathy at all.
You will reap what you sow.
But he neither went back to Luo Mansion nor to Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion. What identity did he show up in? After experiencing the ancient world, he knew very well that without identity documents and pass, it would be difficult to move forward.
But do I really have to go to the capital to meet my biological mother? Yuan Jing recalled the development in the plot. His biological mother, Fan, came to Ningcheng alone because of the death of his original body. This time, his original body is alive but missing. Will his biological mother come for him again?
Before going to the capital, perhaps this is an idea. If I can’t wait for my biological mother there, I can find a way to go to the capital.
However, before returning to Ningcheng, he must first improve his strength and resolve his identity issue.
As for the current panic in the Luo Mansion in Ningcheng, Yuan Jing couldn't care less. Even if he knew about it, he would still gloat over it and see how the Luo Mansion would deal with the current situation. Eunuch Liu Fu was not a good person.
Also, what would be the identity of the lover in this life? Yuan Jing scratched his chin and felt a headache. Would his lover send him to his eyes this time? Yuan Jing looked towards the north, towards the capital. Maybe his lover was still in the capital this time, so after all, he would have to run to the capital in the end.
Ningcheng Luo Mansion.
Luo Yonghai was very happy. Someone sent him a letter telling him about Eunuch Liu Fu's preferences. As long as he served Eunuch Liu Fu well and established this connection, who in Ningcheng could bully the Luo family in the future? As long as he got the salt permit from Eunuch Liu Fu, the Luo family could also accumulate a fortune of millions. Luo Yonghai felt that he could wake up with a smile even if he fell asleep.
As for the abandoned Shuang'er? Oh, since he married the new wife, Shuang'er, who was left by the original wife, became a dispensable person in the Luo Mansion. Anyone could step on her and her life was worse than that of a favored servant. This time, when he learned that Eunuch Liu Fu liked the beautiful Shuang'er, his wife whispered a few words to him. He called Shuang'er, who he had long forgotten, to see her. As expected, she was beautiful, so he immediately decided to marry her.
Luo Yonghai felt that he had raised Shuang'er for more than ten years, and it was time for him to sacrifice for the Luo family. He did not feel that he had done anything to let Shuang'er down. Even if a father beat his children to death, outsiders could not say anything. In this era, parents are the children's heaven.
Apart from officials who need to pay attention to their reputation, in fact, among merchants, Luo's father's behavior is normal. Even if other merchants knew about it, they would only envy Luo Yonghai for having such good luck and being able to get in touch with Eunuch Liu.
Mrs. Luo was also very relieved. She had finally gotten rid of that thorn in her side and was able to pave the way for her children. It was really killing two birds with one stone. The Luo family was just about to get the salt permit and celebrate, but at this moment, the servants came running back in a panic.
"Oh no! Master, something bad has happened. Master, something terrible has happened..."
The servant ran to Luo Yonghai in a hurry, almost hugging his legs and crying. Luo Yonghai was happy, and when he heard these words, he cursed: "I, your master, am fine, why am I not fine now?"
"Master, it's really bad. The eldest young master, he, he, he... ran away halfway... We found out that the eldest young master was missing when we arrived at Eunuch Liu's mansion. There was only a rope left in the carriage. I came back to report that Luo Er went to look for the eldest young master along the way." The one who came back to report the news was Luo Da. Luo Da and Luo Er were the lackeys around Luo Yonghai, and of course, they had been bribed by the lady a long time ago.
"What?" Luo Yonghai was shocked, and then furious. "How dare this little beast? Hurry up and send more people to find it along the way. If I don't kill this little beast, I won't be called Luo. Oh, and prepare a generous gift. I want to personally apologize to Eunuch Liu. Yes, beauties, prepare some beauties to send over."
Luo Yonghai was busy cleaning up the mess. Madam Luo was chatting and laughing with her two children. A servant came in and told her what had happened outside. Madam Luo was also shocked and angry. She was also afraid that Eunuch Liu would vent his anger on the Luo Mansion and harm her two children.
"Mom, what should we do now? How dare that bitch run away? Is he going to kill our Luo family?" The speaker was Mrs. Luo's eldest daughter. Compared with Luo Yuanjing, her appearance was only ordinary, so she had been jealous of Luo Yuanjing since she was a child. If Mrs. Luo had not felt that the twins would be useful when they grew up, she might have scratched his face long ago.
Luo Hongzhang is Madam Luo's youngest son. Although he is young, he has many philandering ideas. He frowned and said, "Doesn't our father have two illegitimate children? We can pick another good-looking one to send over. Besides, our father has some beauties. Maybe Eunuch Liu can calm down. But we must not let that bitch off easily."
At such a young age, he was already angry at Luo Yuanjing for daring to escape. When he grows up, he will be a ruthless person who does not care about human life.
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