Chapter 24 He strikes back with a devilish vengeance

Yinzhen looked at the uneasy look of the ninth prince, but he was still very satisfied in his heart.

It's good that Laojiu knows how to be afraid. If he doesn't know how to be afraid, he will really grow up to be a jerk.

Yinzhen said, "In the future, if the Eighth Master comes to you for news, you should tell him as usual. Just do what you did before and don't let him think you have changed."

Yinzhen was a little confused and could not figure out what Yinzhen meant, so he asked cautiously, "What does Fourth Brother mean--"

Yinzhen said, "In the future, whatever news you pass on to the Eighth Prince, give me a copy exactly as it is. You should know what news you can tell him, what news you cannot tell him, and what news you cannot give away for free. You should know your limits."

"But you should let me know all the news you know."

Yinzhen had no doubt that this was not a discussion with Yin'er, but a direct order.

Yinzhen was stunned for a moment, then reacted after a moment. Suddenly, he felt as if he had changed his flag.

Isn't he one of Eighth Brother's men? Why does it sound like he is doing things for Fourth Brother when he hears what Fourth Brother said?

Although I am now doing business for my fourth brother, and this is what he asked for, but——

It just feels weird.

Seeing that the Ninth Brother did not agree immediately, Yinzhen was not in a hurry and said calmly: "Over the years, how much money has the Eighth Brother taken from you, and how much information has he asked you to find out for him? Even if you don't care about him on the surface, you must have a purpose in your heart."

"In the past six months, with this intelligence network, you have been able to collect more information and expand your scope. It will be much easier to contact people that you had to spend a lot of effort to contact before. Lao Ba still gets money from you, but I guess that with the income from Angel Wings, he is much more financially comfortable than before, right?"

Even if Yinsi didn't know that Angel's Wings was managed by Yin'er, the person behind it was him, Yinzhen.

Yinzhen wanted to say that he was not afraid of the fourth brother checking the accounts.

He was the one who managed Angel Wings, but he kept clear records and calculations on the accounts, so there would never be any mistakes.

But this matter is not just about accounts. He can't explain it from a moral and rational point of view.

Angel Wings not only brings huge profits, but also countless benefits and news. Many of these benefits are intangible and cannot be explained in words or money.

Yinzhen had no way to settle the account with his fourth brother with a clear conscience.

His fourth brother hit the nail on the head.

It seemed as if his fourth brother had used a woman's thing to tie him tightly to his boat.

Yinzhen always had a feeling that he was the one holding the bait to dangle the starling.

Then, now Fourth Brother might want to use this thing that women use to relieve boredom again, and let him use it to hook someone.

Yinzhen was paralyzed. Even if he knew he was trapped, he couldn't turn back.

For the sake of the huge sum of money, Yinzhen knew that his knees had never been straightened from the beginning.

"I'll just listen to whatever Fourth Brother says." Yinzhen thought, he had sold himself, and Eighth Brother had used so much of his money, so he might as well just sell himself.

Compared with loyalty and money, money is more important. Not to mention, his fourth brother holds his lifeblood in his hands. When his fourth brother gets mad, he is too cruel, and he can't afford to offend him.

Myna will understand him, Yinzhen comforted himself.

Yinzhen smiled slightly: "Okay. That's better."

The new Mr. Horn was finally delivered to Yinzhen's hands, and Yinzhen knew that he had to keep it.

Yinzhen had no choice but to take it.

Yinzhen tapped his fingers twice on the table before saying, "This thing requires human power to operate. If it is changed from manual to mechanical, it will definitely be more popular. If it starts in Jiangnan, it will definitely become popular."

Yin'er had a quick mind and immediately caught up with Yin'er's thoughts.

He thought, wouldn't it be more exciting if such a thing could move on its own?

Originally women used it to relieve boredom. If its functions became more powerful, wouldn’t it be a blessing for women?

The Qing Dynasty is now a peaceful and prosperous era, and there are not so many strict dogmas. At least the restrictions on women are much less than in previous dynasties.

Young ladies from the Eight Banners who come from Manchu families would not have these restrictions, but they would not talk about these things openly.

The appearance of Angel Wings makes women's needs visible to the public. As people get used to it, this thing will naturally enter the public's field of vision.

Although the ladies in Jiangnan are of Han family origin, it would not be a big deal if they took the lead in using it.

Yinzhen said: "If you want to make such a mechanism, you can't just modify the machine. You have to find someone who knows the business to design it."

Yinzhen didn't think this was something that couldn't be accomplished.

He laughed and said, "Those Western clocks, pocket watches, and Western toys that the princes in the palace play with are interesting. Aren't the machines inside them all designed? Some are manual. They can do it, but why can't we?"

"You have a sharp mind. Think about it. There are great business opportunities here."

Yinzhen was suddenly delighted when he was praised.

Of course he could think of it, and he knew that if this thing was well made, not only women would like it, but men would also like it.

He's been there, he knows this.

Yinzhen had tried everything, and now he had many ideas in his mind, waiting to be realized one by one.

He couldn't wait to take this thing home and think about it, then immediately find someone to draw a design and then find a craftsman who could make machinery to make it for him.

If this is done well, we can immediately put it into mass production.

Yin'er's eyes sparkled with ambition: "Fourth brother, let's follow the old rules. You get nine and I get one."

Yinzhen said, "That's not necessary. I'll take seven and you'll take three."

"Great!!!" Yinzhen's fighting spirit became even higher.

After warning Yinzhen and giving him such a big reward, Yinzhen waited for Yinzhen to calm down before he slowly asked, "The prince has been very concerned about his reputation in Jiangnan in the past six months?"

When Yinzhen talked about the prince, Yin'er thought to himself, here it comes, here it comes.

Yinzhen had no psychological burden when selling the prince: "Yes. Ever since the emperor's father made several southern tours and attached great importance to regaining the hearts of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, the prince has paid special attention to managing his own reputation."

"In the early years, the prince loved to study, and the emperor's father promoted him and went to Jiangnan several times. Even if he didn't manage his business, his reputation was very good. He was born of a legitimate family, so he naturally had the favor of those scholars who maintained their orthodox status. Now that he is deliberately managing his business, his reputation will surpass that of the emperor's father."

If it was true, it would be fine. The problem is that the prince has been acting ridiculously in recent years. The emperor dealt with Suo Etu but did not touch the prince, which made the prince feel fearless and he did not restrain himself at all.

It was because of his identity as the crown prince that he was hiding his true identity, otherwise he would have been sued long ago.

Yinzhen thought to himself that the prince had some tricks, but he was much more dirty.

The prince is currently managing Jiangnan in this way, isn't it for the sake of planning for the future?

Yinzhen said, "I heard that your brother is also secretly befriending the scholars in Jiangnan. The reputation of the Eighth Prince in Jiangnan is not bad. He is courteous, gentle and kind. He is a friendly prince. Many people like your brother. Isn't that right?"

Yinzhen hesitated and dared not speak.

Under Yinzhen's cold gaze, Yinzhen couldn't stand it anymore, so he said, "My brother said that it's always right to make friends with others."

Yinzhen lowered his eyes calmly and said, "Party strife has always been a taboo for my father. If you follow your brother and get hurt or fall down, just don't complain."

This sounded quite cold. But Yinzhen couldn't bear to give up his friendship with his brother. Thinking that brother was a cautious person and nothing had happened in all these years, Yinzhen didn't think it was a big deal. Brother was capable and could resolve any problem.

Unlike fourth brother, who always likes to scare people.

Yinzhen knew that this was enough.

The Ninth Prince has been following the Eighth Prince for too long. Even the Fourteenth Prince was fooled by the Eighth Prince, let alone Yinzhen?

It always takes some time and opportunity to separate.

No matter what happens, if you suffer a great loss, you will know to back off. You will know to cut ties and save yourself. This is true from ancient times to the present.

Yinzhen didn't intend to push too hard, and he didn't get the news from Yinzhen alone. Now that he saw that Yinzhen didn't dare to play tricks to hide it from him anymore, he knew in his heart that his goal had been achieved.

If Yinzhen behaves himself in the future, he can do more things for him.

Seeing that it was almost done, Yinzhen sent the man away.

Yinzhen came out of the Fourth Prince's Mansion and let out a long sigh. When he was studying in the palace, he was most afraid of being picked by his father to recite a text.

Now facing the fourth brother, I feel that reciting the text is nothing. Obviously, the fourth brother is more terrifying.

Yinzhen patted the small box in his arms, suppressed his fear, and thought that he should focus on making money first, which was the more important thing.

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Yinzhen was actually not that dark, and he did not have that many wounds on his body.

Those were all created to create effects in front of Yinzhen. After those disguises were removed, it was obviously much better.

But when Yinxiang came to see him, he was still shocked.

Yinxiang was very unhappy that his fourth brother had been turned into this state by the crown prince.

After returning home, he became angrier and angrier. He could not confront the prince openly now. Thinking about what he had said to his fourth brother in his fourth brother's house, Yinxiang held his breath, and when he entered the palace to pay his respects to Kangxi, he told Kangxi everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans about how diligently his fourth brother worked on farming, how he was sunburned, how injured he was, and how sick he was.

Only then did Kangxi realize that his fourth son was extremely honest.

I knew the fourth brother was serious, but I didn't expect him to be so serious.

The fourth son was sick, and none of his brothers went to see him or buy him some wine. Only the thirteenth son, who had always been close to him, went to see him. Kangxi felt a little sorry for this fourth son.

Yinzhen listened from the side and thought to himself, I went to see it too.

But he was still a slave underground, and on the surface he was Lao Ba's good brother, so he couldn't say this, and Yinzhen didn't dare to say it either.

He would also seek praise, just as the emperor's father's praise of the deep love between the thirteen brothers was all praise for him.

At this moment, Yinzhen had forgotten all about it. He was willing to go, and it was all because of money.

Kangxi felt distressed and also wanted to see Yinzhen. He missed his son a lot after not seeing him for a long time.

Although the Thirteenth Brother also has the Fourth Brother's style of doing things, he is still young and not as experienced as the Fourth Brother.

Most of the princes who were able to perform tasks around had their own concerns. Since the fourth prince stopped coming, none of them liked to stand out. They just focused on completing their tasks without making any mistakes, and didn't care about anything else.

Although this was in line with Kangxi's idea of ​​less trouble is worse than more, and he was friendly to his superiors, he didn't want to fool around like this.

Without the selfless and impartial Fourth Prince, there are obviously more people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.

This is not what Kangxi wanted to see.

I missed the fourth brother a lot because I didn’t invite him.

Kangxi thought that he always felt that the fourth son was too straightforward in his work and conduct. Sometimes he was very low-key and it was hard to tell what he was thinking, which annoyed him.

Now that he was no longer around to serve him, Kangxi felt that his son was quite good. At least, he was really efficient in doing things.

Kangxi said: "If the fourth son is well, please ask him to come to the palace so I can take a look."

Yinxiang was delighted and happily agreed.

It would be good to be able to see the Emperor and have the opportunity to pay my respects. I won't be completely isolated in the garden farming.

Since Kangxi said this, the news reached Concubine De.

Concubine De has always been the one who listens to the Holy Spirit.

She felt that she should follow the emperor's footsteps, and she heard that Si Fujin, who was taking care of Yinzhen, was also ill, so she sent a message that when the fourth son recovered, Si Fujin would also recover, and the couple would come to the palace to pay their respects. She would also like to take a look.

"The fourth son's wife is so pitiful. She got sick again just a few months after she recovered. I have always felt sorry for her, so it's time to take a look at her." Although Defei did not have any close thoughts about her eldest son, and the relationship between the mother and son could only be so ambiguous, she was still quite satisfied with her daughter-in-law and felt sorry for her.

Last time I called him into the palace and talked about those things, I had hoped that the Fourth Prince would change his ways after hearing them, but he is still so stubborn.

This caused the prince's revenge, and both of them became ill.

Last time the emperor visited Jingcheng Garden, she did not go with him. But she also knew what the emperor said to Sifu Jin. Not long after Sifu Jin left, he said he was sick. It must be because the emperor's words about having many children and more blessings touched Sifu Jin's heart and reminded him of Honghui.

Defei had also lost a child. It was one thing to induce labor in person, but if Sifujin continued to be so distressed, there was no way he would have children in the future.

The children in the fourth son's house are not doing well, so doesn't he still want a legitimate son in the end?

Concubine De felt sorry for her eldest daughter-in-law and wanted to counsel her so that she wouldn't be so depressed and that she still wanted to have another legitimate son with the fourth son.

As for Yinzhen, he didn't listen to her and insisted on going against the prince. She was too lazy to say anything when he came to the palace, and just took a look. Her son was so old, she couldn't control him anymore.

Yuyan was just pretending in the beginning. As soon as Yinzhen said yes, she immediately agreed.

The couple entered the palace together.

Yinzhen, relying on the fact that he had just recovered from a serious illness, stopped riding the horse and sat in the carriage with Yuyan, and the carriage moved towards the Forbidden City.

Yinzhen pretended to be devoted to farming and devoted himself to being filial to his father. He spent most of his time resting in the rice fields. In order to show off, he was always concerned about what was happening in the fields even when he was ill.

The couple were both recuperating from illness and hadn't slept together for seven or eight days.

This is the first time we met after I recovered from my illness.

Yuyan felt that Yinzhen seemed to be darker and thinner.

She was not happy in her heart, and Yinzhen touched her face and said with an unhappy expression: "Fujin has lost weight."

Fu Jin has a very bright and beautiful face. The more plump and radiant the face is, the more beautiful it is.

A few days ago, when he was sleeping with Fu Jin, his big watery eyes were so beautiful.

Unfortunately, during these few days of separation, Fu Jin was not so happy.

The little face is pointed, which makes the eyes look even bigger.

Probably knowing that both of them were upset about pretending to be sick, Yuyan comforted Yinzhen: "He is not thin because of illness. He is not thin because of hunger. Don't worry, Prince."

"If I don't lose some weight, I'm afraid I won't look like someone who's been sick."

She eats and drinks well, she just exercises a little more, and when she moves, her body looks firmer and she looks thinner, but in reality she probably hasn't lost any weight.

Yinzhen hummed, and rubbed her lips with his fingertips: "After this time, we will never sleep in separate rooms again."

Yuyan said nothing, but her eyes showed disbelief.

[You didn’t show any restraint this time either. I don’t know who it was, but he sneaked into my room late at night and slept with me every other day. Is this what they call sleeping in separate rooms?]

When Yinzhen heard this, he suddenly felt very happy.

They had been together secretly at night for seven or eight days. It was too dark at night without a light, so they couldn't see anything. Now they were together properly, and that was what Yinzhen thought.

Although I can't do anything at night, I am happy to sleep with Fu Jin in my arms.

In his heart, a day is still a day.

From now on, no matter what you pretend to be or what you say, it doesn’t matter.

He simply couldn't stand being separated from Fu Jin. He overestimated himself this time.

Yinzhen's fingertips were going more and more excessive, and Yuyan felt that if she didn't stop him, he would almost slip down through the collar of her neck.

She was grabbed, and when she looked down at his fingertips, she was stunned.

"Is Lord Belle injured?"

Those sunburns have actually healed almost completely. The sunburn marks on his body have also been slightly disguised to make him look more diligent.

But there were absolutely no wounds on Yinzhen's fingertips.

Farming must have a lot of small scratches on her hands. During the past seven or eight days when she hadn't worked, Su Peisheng watched over her and took care of her hands by applying medicine and ointment.

But now, there are several small holes clearly visible on Yinzhen's fingertips.

It looks like being stabbed with needles.

No one would dare to hurt Yinzhen like this.

This could only have been done by Yinzhen himself.

Yuyan was helpless.

[What kind of evil is he going to do?]

Yinzhen laughed and said, "I thought Fujin wouldn't see such a small wound."

Yuyan sighed, "The wound isn't big, but look at the dried blood on it, Lord Beile, it's not even wiped clean. The little bit of bright red flickering in front of my eyes is still quite conspicuous."

Yuyan guessed, "Does Lord Beile want to show this to His Majesty?"

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Fujin, do you think Your Majesty can see this?"

Yuyan said: "If you use some thought, Your Majesty will surely see it. If you can't do anything else, just say it directly."

[Kangxi is not so old and blind now. These wounds look quite deep. A lot of blood must have flowed. If I put some medicine on them, the strong smell of medicine will come out. If Kangxi smells it, he will ask questions.]

Seeing Yuyan staring at his fingertips, Yinzhen felt warm in his heart and whispered, "Only one is real, and not much blood flowed out. It just looks scary. The others are all artificial wounds."

He is not such a self-destructive person.

Yuyan really touched it, and the feeling was the same, and it couldn't be wiped off. It looked scary, but also very real. I don't know who made it for him, but it looked so real.

When he raised his eyes again, he saw Yinzhen gently twirling her sleeves with his other hand, looking at her with a crooked smile: "Fortunately, Fujin's clothes are plain. I don't need to worry too much."

Only then did Yuyan notice that his clothes were much simpler.

Even his outer garment was a plain cloth. He was still a tall and graceful prince, but he looked like a noble young man who had been washed away of all the dust and glamour, and his temperament was even more prominent.

Yuyan thought inappropriately that some people are born with good temperament, and even if they wear linen or cotton, they will still look rich and good-looking.

Yinzhen felt that if he continued to listen to this, he would be unable to suppress the smile. They were about to reach the palace, and he couldn't stay like this.

[Although I don’t know what he is going to do. But judging from the situation, our Lord Beile is going to fight back desperately.]