He looked at the empty room, recalling every moment with the Third Prince. His heart ached at the thought that he would never see him again.
The Third Prince, in the exile group, gazed into the distance, his heart filled with desolation. He knew that after going to Lingnan, he would never see the Fourth Prince again, so he could only bury this feeling deep in his heart. His parasite was probably about to relapse, and without an antidote, he would be living a life worse than death.
Meanwhile, the Queen secretly wept in Fengyi Palace. She had painstakingly worked for years to get her son to the throne, but now everything had come to nothing. She began to reflect on her actions, but also realized that nothing could be undone.
Zhenguogong Mansion
In the temporary warehouse in the front yard, Jin Linlin and Cao Jiao were concentrating on making paper. Jin Linlin said in a deep voice while stirring the paper pulp:
"Hey, have you heard? Something happened to the Third and Fourth Princes. One was exiled to Lingnan, and the other was crowned a king and sent to Ningguta."
Cao Jiao stopped her movements abruptly, a look of shock on her face. "Is this really true? Do you think the two we heard about last time were them?"
Jin Linlin nodded. "It's very likely. If that's the case, then His Majesty must have noticed this, and that's why he's furious."
"Well, one in the south and one in the north, it's obviously intentional."
Jia Liu and Xia Ning in the rear were concentrating on learning the papermaking steps. After they started the newspaper, the amount of paper they needed every day was quite huge, which was also a considerable expense.
Hearing that the Second and Third Madams were skilled in papermaking, he rushed over to observe. Jia Liu gazed at the paper pulp and asked curiously, "Second Madam, papermaking seems simple. Why hasn't anyone tried it before?"
Jin Linlin explained with a smile, "No one had ever thought of combining these materials in this way before, and papermaking required finding the right proportions and techniques."
Xia Ning carefully recorded the steps and secretly thought that if the papermaking technology could be applied to the newspaper, the cost would be greatly reduced.
In a moment, the finished product appeared. Jia Liu stroked the pure white, delicate paper, feeling incredibly excited. This paper was far superior to anything currently on the market. "Second Madam, Third Madam, could you please teach us this papermaking method so we can use it for our newspaper?"
Jia Liu asked earnestly. Jin Linlin and Cao Jiao exchanged a glance, smiled, and nodded, "Of course, this is all for the newspaper."
Xia Ning hurried forward to express his gratitude: "That's great! If we can reduce paper costs, the newspaper will surely reach new heights."
"Xia Ning, go find Madam Cai and withdraw five hundred taels of silver to start a papermaking workshop. It will be profitable and can also supply paper to the newspaper."
Cao Jiao thought for a moment:
"Jia Liu, find a few trustworthy people from among those you've trained and bring them to the workshop. You must keep the formula in your own hands."
Just as everyone was rejoicing, a servant came running in: "News has come from the palace that the Empress is seriously ill and hasn't been seeing any ladies recently."
Jin Linlin and Cao Jiao were both shocked. It was truly sad that the Empress had worked so hard to achieve such a fate. Jia Liu and Xia Ning also stopped what they were doing and fell silent.
"This harem struggle will ultimately hurt others and yourself." Jin Linlin sighed softly.
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