hotmtlnovel Chapter 489: Indifference to Human Life
Chapter 489: Indifference to Human Life
"Even if he is a member of the Third Prince's party, it has nothing to do with me. I will just focus on studying!" Jiang Youzhen cheered up. Fortunately, he could still have a day off tomorrow and would report to the Imperial College the day after tomorrow.
"Do you think the Third Prince has no idea about the tax collection case at the Tongzhou wharf?" The Second Prince said shockingly, scaring away Jiang Youzhen's sleepiness.
"This matter..." Before Jiang Youzhen could finish his words, the second prince interrupted him.
"Don't say it has nothing to do with you!" The second prince sneered, "I was in Tongzhou Prefecture at the time. You didn't seek my help, but sent those inferior subordinates to take risks. If I hadn't sent people to help secretly, do you think Huang Andao could have returned to the capital so smoothly?"
Jiang Youzhen was really surprised. She didn't expect that the second prince had already known about this and had secretly intervened.
In fact, it is not so important whether Huang Andao lives or dies. Jiang Youzhen is not so concerned about his safety, otherwise he would not have sent so many novices to protect him.
After all, she is still very selfish. Whether Huang Andao returns to the capital or not, the emperor will not let go of this case of embezzlement of taxes. And if Huang Andao dies, the emperor will pay more attention to this case.
Jiang Youzhen shuddered, and found that her heart had become harder and harder since she came to this dynasty. It seemed that she found that she could secretly control the life and death of others, so she looked down on human life and became unscrupulous.
She was immersed in her own thoughts, somewhat afraid that after entering the official career, would she gradually turn into a cold-blooded, ruthless and unscrupulous monster?
"So after Huang Andao returned to the capital, he went to seek refuge with the Second Prince?" Jiang Youzhen collected his thoughts and asked.
The second prince just smiled and said nothing. After a moment, he changed the subject, "Since I have intervened, the third prince will naturally suspect you. He is very suspicious. Although he usually appears arrogant and irritable, he is not a simple person."
"That person looks quite like you. You are indeed brothers." Jiang Youzhen was inspired. Could it be that both of them look like his father?
The second prince rolled his eyes. He found that talking to Jiang Youzhen would sometimes make him angry to death. He always thought that only he had the ability to make people angry to death, but he didn't expect that Jiang Youzhen was even more skilled at it.
"Even if he suspects me, he has no evidence!" Jiang Youzhen shook his head.
"There is no evidence, but that doesn't stop him from pinning the blame on you. Once the Third Brother starts to suspect something, he will keep testing and seeking confirmation. Now that you've come to the capital, you have to be careful, because he will definitely find a chance to test you."
The second prince said with a gloating smile, "Once you make him impatient, he won't even bother to test you and will just kill you once and for all."
"Haha! Thank you for your advice, but I still have to say that his temper is really similar to yours!"
The second prince immediately frowned, "You don't know how to appreciate kindness. I'm leaving! Don't come to beg me again in the future."
"That definitely won't happen!" Jiang Youzhen spread his hands, looking very confident.
The second prince just walked to the window and stopped when he heard the words. He turned to look at Jiang Youzhen with a meaningful look.
"This is the capital city. It seems that you still haven't seen the power. Sometimes you can't solve the problem by being clever. If you are suppressed by power, you can't resist it even if you are clever."
As the second prince said this, he climbed up to the window and jumped down, then disappeared into the night.
After the second prince left, Jiang Youzhen put away his rebellious look and became serious.
Secondly, what the prince said makes sense. Sometimes when the powerful want to deal with you, they don't need any evidence at all. The word "official" has two mouths. It all depends on how they conclude.
After all, this is an imperial society, not an era that values evidence.
After being taught a lesson by the second prince, Jiang Youzhen lay on the bed unable to sleep.
The next morning, Jiang Youzhen woke up late, which was rare for him.
After she got up sleepily and washed up, Qing Lang came to ask Jiang Youzhen if he wanted to go to the third main courtyard for breakfast.
In the past, because he didn't go home regularly, Jiang Youzhen often ate separately from his parents. However, having just arrived in Beijing, Jiang Youzhen planned to spend some time with his parents. After all, they were unfamiliar with the place and Shen's family would always feel lonely.
When they arrived at the third main courtyard, Shen and the others had already washed up and were waiting for Jiang Youzhen to come for dinner.
Looking at the seven or eight exquisite breakfast dishes on the table, Jiang Youzhen said nothing. She can earn money, so what's wrong with spending some?
The waste was also her own fault, not to mention that if they couldn't finish it, it would usually be eaten by Qinglang and the others.
"Brother Wen and the others have had breakfast? Guests are treated as guests and should not be neglected." Jiang Youzhen looked at Qing Lang and asked.
"Master Wen and his family woke up a long time ago and had breakfast. Master Wen saw that you were still asleep, so he took Master Wen and his wife to the capital city to stroll around. He said he wanted to find a broker to see if there was a suitable yard to rent."
"So early?" Jiang Youzhen originally wanted to ask the housekeeper to do this, but then he thought that it would be like chasing someone away, so he decided to let Wen Ruyu do it herself!
"Let's go shopping today. I'm going to study at the Imperial College tomorrow, so I may not have time to accompany my parents. If you want to go out, call the servants. They have been to the capital a long time ago and are familiar with it. There are many interesting places in the capital. Now that we are here, we must get familiar with it."
What Jiang Youzhen didn’t say was that he might have to live in Beijing permanently in the future, so wouldn’t he need to get familiar with the place?
"Didn't you say you bought a farm in the capital? Your mother and I plan to go and take a look at the farm and start taking care of it as soon as possible." Jiang Fugui didn't have the heart to play. He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't find something to do.
"It's not easy to come to the capital, you can't have a good look around. You're really a hard-working person. I have to go and take a look. I'm still thinking about the new fabrics that Aunt Ya asked me to buy in the capital! She said the patterns in the capital are very beautiful. I'll ask the escort agency to bring them back."
It is women's nature to love shopping, and Shen is no exception.
Jiang Youzhen smiled, "Mom! The popular styles in the capital actually all came from the south. However, in the past two years, the styles in the south were also introduced from our Jizhen Embroidery Shop. Many merchants from Jiangnan come to our Jizhen Embroidery Shop to buy goods."
Therefore, Jizhen Embroidery Shop makes so much profit every year. The three sisters and their parents divide it into four parts, and they can get four to five thousand taels of silver a year. This is also due to the geographical limitations of the town and the county seat.
However, after the shop at the dock opened this year, the net profit in one day was enough to catch up with the profits of other shops for several days combined. It can be seen that the geographical location is very important.
"Ah? That's so boring. Can't you just ask Aunt Ya to go to the shop in town and get the goods directly? Then take a look at the jewelry. The ones in the capital are definitely better looking than those in small places."
"That's right!" Jiang Youzhen nodded. Anyway, the couple now have money in their hands, and the sisters at home are not short of money either, so let them spend it however they want!