Chapter 494
The clothes on his body were getting thinner and thinner. Imperial Physician Chen once again came out of the palace to check the pulse of the Fourth Young Master Zeng. After checking the pulse, he stroked his beard and said, "The Fourth Young Master Zeng has been in good health recently. He doesn't need to take medicine every day in the future. I will leave a few medicinal recipes for the Fourth Young Master. Remember to eat them regularly."
Yuan Jing smiled and said, "Thank you, Imperial Physician, for taking care of Yuan Jing's health."
"No, this is what I should do. Your Majesty has always been concerned about the health of the Fourth Young Master. Your Majesty will definitely be happy to know the result this time."
"Your Majesty, I will never forget your kindness."
After leaving a few medicinal recipes, Imperial Physician Chen left Zeng's house with his medicine box and returned to the palace to report the fourth young master's situation to His Majesty. As for why His Majesty was so concerned about the fourth young master Zeng, it had little to do with them, the imperial physicians. They just had to do their duty.
"Master, Master," Song Shan ran in, shouting in surprise. After leaving the Yongyi Marquis's residence, Song Shi became much more stable, but Song Shan was still as lively as before. Of course, this was also due to Yuan Jing's indulgence. Seeing the Master lying in the yard basking in the sun, he ran over and said, "Master, I heard that the prince from the residence over there is back!"
After they moved out with the Fourth Young Master, they gradually began to call the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion "that side's Mansion". They knew that the poison in the Young Master's body was given by the master of that side's Mansion. Of course, they did not have a good impression of that side's Marquis' Mansion. They firmly stood on the Young Master's side.
This time, Songshan went out to do something for his master, and on his way back he heard people say that the prince of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion had returned, and brought a woman with him. He was shocked and ran over to see, but because he went a little late, he did not see the person in person. He heard from people outside that the person had already entered the mansion.
When Songshan came to Yuan Jing, he was still in shock: "The prince is still alive, but why did he take so long to come back? Everyone in the capital thought he was dead, but after a year he turned out to be alive again."
Song Shi went to the study to find the book that Yuan Jing had specified. Now he came back with the book and was also surprised to hear, "He's really back? Master, isn't this exactly the same as the gratitude record that you wrote? Could it be that the prince in that mansion also lost his memory and didn't remember who he was, so he didn't show up for a year, and now he remembers who he is, so he's back?"
"Ah!" Songshan clapped his hands suddenly, "Yes, why didn't I think of it? Isn't this the same as the story in the story of gratitude written by the young master? Young master, you are really amazing. Not only can you write such a beautiful story, but you can also predict the future. Did the young master know that the prince was still alive?"
At first, they didn't know that "Repaying Gratitude" and "The Yellow Beam Dream" were written by their own young master, but after moving into the Zeng residence, these were no longer secrets, and they were filled with admiration for the young master.
Yuan Jing took the book from Song Shi and slapped Song Shan on the body: "Yes, your master is not only able to predict the future, but also able to foretell the future."
"So the young master is really that powerful. Ah, Songshi, why did you hit me?"
Song Shi couldn't bear to look at such a stupid friend: "I beat you because you are stupid. The young master was obviously joking with you, but you actually took it seriously. How could the young master know what happened to the prince in such a far place when he was in the capital? When the young master wrote the story, the prince had not yet set out for the border, so all this is a coincidence. The prince bumped into me by himself."
Even if the young master really has some mysterious abilities, he cannot admit it. Who knows how those people outside, especially the emperor, will view the young master?
"Ah..." Songshan was awakened, and a little disappointed, "It turned out to be a coincidence."
Yuan Jing also laughed and waved his hand, saying, "You all go down, I'll be alone. By the way, Songshan, I have a task for you. Find out the situation in that mansion in time. I, your young master, will treat it as a story."
Song Shan, who had a mission, immediately became alert: "Yes, Master, leave it to me."
Not only was Songshan making a fuss, but other families in the capital also reacted much better than Songshan when they first heard the news. They all expressed disbelief, thinking that perhaps the person who came back was fake. They sent people to the Yongyi Marquis's mansion to inquire about the news, but they heard that Song had fainted from crying. Now that was good, no mother would mistake her own child, so the one who came back was indeed the prince of the Marquis's mansion.
Later, the Bo Mansion invited an imperial physician from the palace. When the imperial physician came out of the Bo Mansion, people who were concerned about the Bo Mansion received further news. The man who came back was indeed the former prince Zeng Yuanxin. The reason why he could not be found after he disappeared at the border was that he not only fell into a river, but also suffered from amnesia due to a head collision, causing him to not remember who he was. Fortunately, he was taken in by the person who rescued him from the river, and now he remembers his identity, so he was found.
Li Yan, Zhao Yu and Xia Zhou, who heard the news, also rushed to Zeng's house to meet Yuan Jing, gossiping about the news they brought back, which was more than what Song Shan had heard.
"Zeng Yuanxin is not dead, and he is back alive and well."
"He has amnesia and doesn't remember who he is."
"Yuan Jing, do you know who the woman he brought back is? It turns out that woman is his savior, and the two of them had already arranged to get married before he came back. Oh my god, isn't this the play "Repaying Gratitude"? You don't know that the popularity of "Repaying Gratitude" has just dropped a lot, and today many families have invited opera troupes to perform "Repaying Gratitude" again."
"Yes, yes. When I came here, I passed by a teahouse and heard the storyteller inside actually telling the story of repaying a favor."
"Fourth brother, now everyone in the capital is paying attention to the eldest son of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Zeng Yuanxin has become a famous person now." Xia Zhou said as he secretly thought that Zeng Yuanxin should be very grateful to his fourth brother. Without his fourth brother's gratitude, would Zeng Yuanxin have such a hot spot of attention?
It's a pity that such attention did not bring him a good reputation. A year ago, Zeng Yuanxin was the ideal marriage partner for many girls, but now they probably want to stay away from him.
Xia Zhou even wanted to bring everyone in Yongyi Bo's mansion onto the stage, and then he could sit down and watch the show while eating melon seeds. How exciting that would be.
It's no wonder that people in the capital reacted so quickly. Think about the words "amnesia", "crown prince", and "lifesaver". These words completely match the popular "Repay a Gratitude". The real plot is right in front of their eyes. They are even more enthusiastic than when they watched the play at the beginning, and their thoughts are similar to Xia Zhou's.
Even the Queen Mother in the palace was curious and concerned, because she had also watched the story of repaying a favor. She didn't expect that the situation in the play would really happen in reality. How could she not be curious? If it wasn't beneath her status, she would have wanted to invite Song to the palace to ask if the girl she brought back was really her lifesaver? Was she secretly engaged to Zeng Yuanxin? And what about the marriage with the Yu family?
At another time, even if Zeng Yuanxin brought back his savior, the wealthy families in the capital would not take it too seriously when they heard about it. As for the savior, they could just give him some silver, or if that didn't work, they could just marry the village girl. A proper wife of a prince must of course be of equal status, but the story of repaying a favor has been sung countless times in the past year, and it is no exaggeration to say that it has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Now, no one is sure what choice the prince in the Bo's Mansion will make.
Other families were watching the show, but the atmosphere in the Yu Mansion was not so good. The incident at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet had made the Yu Mansion want to cancel the marriage. First, Zeng Yuanxin had not been seen alive or dead. Did they have to keep dragging the girl from the Yu family? Second, even if Zeng Yuanxin came back, they also had doubts about the family education of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion. How could the mansion poison their own nephew? If their girl did not meet the Zeng family's wishes after entering, what would the Zeng family do to the girl from the Yu family?
But breaking off an engagement these days is not a good thing for a girl. What's more, if the girl takes the initiative to break off the engagement, she will appear too cold-hearted in the eyes of the world. Therefore, the Yu family hopes that the Zeng family will take the initiative to end the engagement. When Mrs. Yu met Song, she also hinted several times that she hoped Song would take the initiative to bring it up. But Song was not willing to admit that her son died outside. Besides, since the girl from the Yu family was engaged to her son, she would be the wife of the Zeng family. How could she be promised to someone else?
As a result, the engagement was delayed as Song pretended to be deaf and dumb. Now Zeng Yuanxin's return was a bolt from the blue for the Yu family, shocking everyone in the mansion. This was simply a living story of repaying a favor. The girl born in their Yu family would not be despised by the people in that mansion.
Madam Yu complained to her husband: "I told you to go to the Zeng family to cancel the engagement, but you refused to listen and only cared about your face. Now, Zeng Yuanxin is back again, and he brought a woman with him. How should your daughter cope with this? I'm afraid that everyone in the capital is talking about the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, and they want to involve our daughter. What should you do with Yaoyao?"
"Madam, I heard the news," Madam Yu's nanny ran in from outside, panting, not caring about the presence of the master, and hurriedly said, "The prince of the Bo's Mansion brought the woman who came back from outside and knelt in front of Madam Bo, saying that he wanted to marry that woman, because without that woman, there would be no Zeng Yuanxin. If Song Shi didn't agree, he would rather take that woman back to where he came from and never come back."
"Damn it, that brat actually forced me like this?" Master Yu was also furious when he heard this. He wanted to marry the woman he brought back from outside, so what would become of the girls in his Yu family?
Madam Yu put her hands on her hips and said, "Isn't it because of you? You've been keeping your face and haven't gone to the uncle's house to cancel the engagement. Now you've put my daughter in this situation. What are you waiting for? Since he insists on marrying the lifesaver from outside, my daughter doesn't want to take up that position. Go and cancel the engagement right now."
Master Yu became more depressed: "But, going to cancel the engagement at this time..."
"Father!" Yu Yaoyao walked in from outside. "Mother, I am sorry that you are worried about my daughter. You don't have to argue about me. I have made up my mind. I am willing to cancel the engagement. That man is his savior. If he ignores his savior and is ungrateful, then I will not dare to marry him."
"My daughter, your mother should not have arranged this marriage for you." Madam Yu was very sad. How could her daughter have such a miserable fate? To have to deal with this marriage, no matter what she did, it would be her daughter's reputation that would be affected in the end. The next marriage she finds in the future would definitely be of lower status than the original one.
Yu Yaoyao comforted her mother in turn: "Mother, you don't have to worry about your daughter. This is called cutting losses in time, which is better than causing worse consequences. Even if that person is willing to be a mistress, I don't want to marry him. What kind of good life can I lead if I marry him?" It's just another hell pit.
"Okay, mother will cancel your engagement right now. No one can stop me this time. Do you think the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is such a good family?"
Mrs. Yu hurriedly found a matchmaker and prepared to go to the uncle's house to cancel the engagement for her daughter. The girls in the Yu family would not cling to the mansion and would only help the man to make it happen.
Such a thing would not be spread in the original plot, but because the story of repaying gratitude was spread everywhere, and the real story of repaying gratitude was right in front of them, how could the people of the Yu family not go to the Yongyi Marquis's mansion to inquire about the news?
Not only the Yu Mansion, but also other families in the capital city also bribed the servants in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion to pass the news outside. As a result, soon, the word that the prince Zeng Yuanxin would not marry anyone but his savior spread, and it once again matched the Record of Repaying Gratitude. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, everyone talked about it with relish.
The mansion of the Earl of Yongyi was like a sieve, and the servants knew exactly what was going on. It was unbelievable that the story of repaying a favor actually happened in their mansion.
The masters in the Bo's Mansion have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. They are in a headache after the great joy. Zeng Yuanxin will never listen and only wants to marry the woman he brought back. How can that village girl be worthy of being the wife of the prince of the Bo's Mansion?
Zeng Yuanxin didn't even know that there was a play called "Repaying a Gratitude" in the capital and that everyone had heard of the play. Even if they hadn't heard of the play, they had heard of the storyteller. At this time, he arranged Liu Yiyi, whom he brought back, in the guest house and found a special maid to serve her. He reiterated his determination that he would not marry any other woman except Liu Yiyi.
Liu Yiyi's nickname is Liu Tiaoer, and the full name Yiyi was changed after she traveled through time. She looked like she believed in Zeng Yuanxin, and said that she would work hard to get the recognition of Yuanxin's family and work hard with Yuanxin. This made Zeng Yuanxin very happy. After instructing the servants to take good care of Miss Liu, she hurried away.
Liu Yiyi discovered that these servants looked at her with curiosity, but there was not much disdain or contempt in them. Liu Yiyi kept this discovery in her heart, waved away the servants, and stayed alone.
After the servants left, Liu Yiyi secretly encouraged herself. When she found herself traveling back to ancient time and space and still in the body of a village girl, she was unwilling to be just a village girl, marry those men in the village, have children, and live a muddle-headed life. At this time, she discovered Zeng Yuanxin floating in the river. She rescued him to the shore and found that the texture of his clothes and the accessories he wore made her know that Zeng Yuanxin must not be from an ordinary family.
After being rescued, Zeng Yuanxin lost his memory and didn't remember his identity or origin. Liu Yiyi was secretly happy in her heart. Whether his memory would be restored or not, it would be good for her. If his memory was restored, she could use the grace of saving his life to make him her backer. If he still had no memory, she could let him become her husband, which would be much better than finding those farm men.
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