Chapter 493
Yuan Jingqu flicked his sleeves, stood up and said, "As long as you don't use your brains, I will be fine. I didn't say anything these years, but it doesn't mean that I don't understand anything. I didn't understand what the old lady meant by raising me so fat before, but now I understand it. But on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old lady watched my second uncle bring me into the palace, and then I knew what position I, Zeng Yuanjing, held in the old lady's mind. Since the old lady has made a choice, don't regret it, and guard the glory of this Bo's mansion well in the future."
After saying that, Yuan Jing bowed to the old lady smoothly, then walked out leisurely, leaving a message: "I'll come to see you again if I have the chance. Take care, old lady."
Nanny Lin didn't know what was being said inside, but she didn't expect Yuan Jing to leave so soon. She hurried into the room and saw the old lady sitting there with her eyes wide open. Nanny Lin called out to her a few times, and the old lady then heard a "hehe" sound in her throat, and tears started to flow down her face.
Nanny Lin asked anxiously, "But what did the Fourth Young Master say? Did you ask me to call the Fourth Young Master back?"
"Don't shout!" The old lady finally spoke, "I am the one who is sorry for that child. He has every right to blame me. I am the one who is sorry for the eldest brother. That child knows everything."
What do you know? Nanny Lin didn't dare to continue.
At this time, other people rushed over, but after looking around, they couldn't find Zeng Yuanjing. Zeng Kang even asked about it, but the old lady waved her hand and said, "Go back, Yuanjing is gone too. Don't bother him in the future. Let's all live our lives in peace."
"Mother……"
The old lady ignored the second son and went into the inner room to lie down holding Nanny Lin's hand. This time, she finally realized that she had broken the eldest son's heart. She never knew that the child's mind was so clear. Thinking about the several young people in the mansion, perhaps this child was the most outstanding. However, because of her prejudice and the attitude of the second son and his wife, no one cared about the child.
Looking at the child's cold and clear eyes today, he doesn't look like his mother at all. He is clearly more like the eldest brother. The old lady really regretted it.
After leaving the Earl's Mansion, Yuan Jing happily boarded the carriage, leaving all the unpleasantness behind and just living his own life.
Yuan Jing and Jing Lie spent this New Year together, along with the servants of the mansion. They had a great feast and set off firecrackers and fireworks. Yuan Jing gave the servants an extra month's salary, and the servants were also very happy.
I heard that the two princes were involved in the Jiangnan corruption case, and the palace was not having a pleasant New Year. But all this had nothing to do with Yuan Jing and the others. After the first day of the New Year, the two packed their bags and went to a hot spring resort in the suburbs. This was the one Jing Lie had found, so that Li Yan and others who had rushed over on the second day of the New Year came back empty-handed. When they learned that they had gone to the hot spring resort, the three of them immediately packed their bags and rushed over, completely ignoring the fact that they had disturbed Yuan Jing and Jing Lie's world of two.
This made Prince Shun and Xiang Cheng, who had been paying attention to Zeng Yuanjing for a while, confused. They thought that this Fourth Young Master Zeng seemed a bit heartless. Was he really as scheming as they thought? Could it be that they had picked the wrong person?
"I think I'm right." Although Prince Shun hoped that he was wrong, the information they found told them that the fourth young master Zeng was really a hidden talent. "Look at the man next to him, his name is Jing Lie. In just over half a year and less than a year, he has expanded the Jinlie Cloth Shop to such an extent that the cloth woven in his workshop cannot be sold out in the capital. He secretly transports it to other places to sell. The price is lower than other cloths, and the quality is not bad, so it sells very well."
"Looking at the looms he improved in his weaving workshop reminded me of the farm tools and waterwheels improved by Jiang Tianci in the book The Yellow Beam Dream. Moreover, Jing Lie is quite capable. He didn't rely on Zeng Sishao for money. Looking at how he gets along with Zeng Sishao, I think they live their lives sincerely."
"No way? Their identities... and the fact that the Fourth Young Master Zeng will not marry and have children in the future?"
Prince Shun said, "Do you remember the imperial physician's diagnosis of his health?"
Xiang Cheng sighed when he thought of this: "He doesn't want to get married and have children. He just wants to find a companion to spend the rest of his life with. What a pity."
Prince Shun stroked his chin and said, "Let's find a chance to get close to this Fourth Young Master Zeng."
At this time, a guard ran in and whispered something in Shun Wang's ear. Shun Wang's face suddenly changed: "Are you telling the truth? Was it the Fifth Prince who made the noise in that manor?"
"I am not mistaken. That manor does belong to the Fifth Prince. Although the sound of firecrackers was used as a cover, our people have already infiltrated. This is the message we sent out."
Prince Shun slammed the table hard and said, "What a Fifth Prince, he actually concealed the truth so thoroughly. Now he not only created a glass shop to make a lot of money, but also created a sharp weapon. Did that thing really overturn a small mountain?"
"Yes, our people saw it with their own eyes."
Xiang Cheng also gasped when he heard this. He had never expected that the Fifth Prince would quietly come up with such a horrifying thing. If he used this thing to force the emperor to abdicate, would the emperor and the other princes be able to deal with him? Would the throne finally fall to the Fifth Prince?
Prince Shun walked back and forth in the study. The Fifth Prince's performance one after another surprised him. If he had not investigated the owner behind the glass shop, he would not have known the Fifth Prince's true identity. Of course, he was not surprised that these princes had ambitions. He was also a prince, but before he reached the age to develop ambitions, his elder brother had already succeeded to the throne.
Xiang Cheng was shocked by the power of that thing and asked, "Can we get this thing? If we use it against the enemy in the future, wouldn't it be..."
Prince Shun stopped and nodded, saying, "Yes, my fiefdom still faces foreign invasions from time to time. I need to find a way to get the recipe and be careful not to expose myself. Oh, we can confuse the water. I think both my brother and my nephews should be very interested in this thing and the glass shop."
Although Prince Shun was also jealous of the profits of the glass shop, now that he had this sharp weapon, the glass shop was not so important, so he wanted to muddy the waters and then take the opportunity to get the recipe of the sharp weapon.
"Go ahead, do it secretly, don't expose your people."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Unlike Prince Shun, the Fifth Prince was extremely excited. He did not expect that his people had successfully developed gunpowder, and it was so powerful. He seemed to see that the throne was within his grasp and he was about to control the world, and he laughed triumphantly.
The staff were also happy. Only when the Fifth Prince ascended the throne could they have the merit of following the emperor. They took the opportunity to flatter him: "This time the concubine has made the greatest contribution. Without the prescription provided by the concubine, Your Highness would not have been able to obtain such a powerful weapon."
"That's right. I will remember your contributions and reward you handsomely one day."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After leaving the study, the fifth prince excitedly went to the courtyard of Concubine Han, causing the principal wife who was waiting for the fifth prince to smash a bowl in her hand. It was that bitch again. His Highness only remembered that bitch, and where did he forget about her, the principal wife? Did he still have eyes for her, the principal wife?
Everyone in the prince's mansion knows that Concubine Han is treated no less well than the principal wife. Even the concubines are stepping on her head. However, no matter what happens, His Highness always stands on the side of that bitch. The Fifth Prince's wife's eyes were filled with deep hatred. Since you are so unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous.
Not to mention whether the fifth prince could ascend the throne, she saw through it. Even if the fifth prince could ascend the throne in the future, would there still be a place for her in the harem? I'm afraid the fifth prince would be impatient to ask her to give up her position to his beloved. She, the principal wife, would have to die of illness, but what about her child?
During the first month of the year, Concubine Han's courtyard was filled with laughter, while the main wife's courtyard was deserted and cold.
At the same time, Jing Lie also got the news. He lowered his head and whispered a few words in Yuan Jing's ear. Yuan Jing raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that his luck is really good. He was able to burn transparent glass in a short time. He was also able to succeed in the gunpowder experiment so quickly. This is obviously the treatment of the male protagonist. This world really has two protagonists and two plots. Oh, and the other pair of protagonists will appear soon."
"Yeah, almost there."
Yuan Jing chuckled, "You said Zeng Yuanxin recovered his memory and brought his beloved woman back to resume his status as the Crown Prince. But when he came back, he found that he had changed from a Marquis to a Bo's Crown Prince. How would he feel?"
Jing Lie curled his lips and said, "At least he is still a son of a noble family. His title has not been fully sorted out. If he becomes a commoner, the situation will be even worse."
"So, I am still quite kind to him. Otherwise, if the title fell on me, how could Zeng Yuanxin still have the title of prince? Oh, there will be a lot of dramas to watch in the coming year." The thought of it was exciting, and he couldn't wait to see Zeng Yuanxin return to the capital with his beloved woman.
Yuan Jing waited and waited, and finally, in a remote mountain village, the man who accidentally hit his head woke up, and his confused eyes instantly cleared up. He remembered that he was Zeng Yuanxin, not Ah Fu. What the hell was Ah Fu? He was also the prince of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion in the capital, and he shouldn't be chopping wood and carrying water in this mountain village to shout and do business for his life-saving benefactor. Thinking of these things, his face turned green. He, the prince of the Marquis's Mansion, actually did this kind of work.
But when he thought of the woman who had rescued him from the river and had been taking good care of him, Zeng Yuanxin's eyes softened. He had not expected that there would be such a woman in the world. She was much more lively than those ladies from wealthy families in the capital. Moreover, he and his beloved woman had already had physical contact, and he absolutely could not let her down.
Zeng Yuanxin, who had recovered his memory, told his story and then prepared to take his beloved woman back to the capital to inform his parents and the old lady of his determination. In his opinion, his parents and the old lady would agree, because without her, he was afraid he would not be able to survive.
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