manynovel Chapter 514: The Secret Stone Revealed
Chapter 514: The Secret Stone Revealed
Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of the record of the drought twelve years ago that he had read in a book. During that drought in the north, although the imperial court had stored grain, it was still not enough, and many people starved to death.
Shen had mentioned two droughts before, saying that she relied on her natal family for support. If not, two of the four sisters would have starved to death.
In years of famine, people would even eat their own children. Fortunately, the imperial court was not unprepared, as at least the granaries still had more than half of the food.
"The Heavenly Secret Stone appeared to warn the world, but the weather was good that year and there was nothing unusual, so everyone relaxed their vigilance. The granaries that were previously full of grain began to be sold again.
Unexpectedly, the next year, after sowing, there was no rain for several months. The land was dry and no grass grew. People realized that the drought would come next year. However, the grain in the granary had been sold at a low price, but fortunately, they survived in the end. "Li Dongsheng was full of emotion.
"That is to say, the warning from the Tianji Stone is not from this year, but may be from next year?" Jiang Youzhen was a little shocked. Even if someone could tell fortunes, it would be impossible for them to predict the natural disasters of next year, right?
Could it be that the warning from the Tianji Stone is true, and that there really are such magical things in this world?
“Not necessarily. Sometimes it may be even longer. I heard from my grandfather that he was lucky enough to see it once with his own eyes. That time... ahem! In fact, it could also be many years later, and the warning at that time was related to the emperor.” Li Dongsheng leaned close to Jiang Youzhen’s ear and said.
Jiang Youzhen immediately understood that it must be related to the change of the Jiangshan owner. Tsk tsk! If it is true, then the Tianji Stone is really magical.
But since I can travel through time, there is nothing wrong with accepting this Heavenly Secret Stone.
Jiang Youzhen then realized that it was no wonder that all these princes came to the Lantern Festival tonight. It turned out that their real purpose was not to come here for the Lantern Festival, but to get the Tianji Stone.
But if the Heavenly Secret Stone reveals the information about the next emperor, will the emperor really hand over the throne to this prince? The emperor is in his prime, so he should be very unwilling, right?
Besides, he must have a favorite candidate for the crown prince in his mind. If the one on the Tianji Stone is not the one he has in mind, wouldn’t that mean another fight?
No wonder such an assassination happened. They still wanted to hold someone accountable on the pleasure boat. They were waiting for the Heavenly Secret Stone!
Tsk tsk! Jiang Youzhen shook his head, but he became curious about the Tianji Stone.
"All other people please leave this pleasure boat and move it over." The second prince immediately gave orders with a cold and serious look.
The third prince also had a sharp look in his eyes. If anyone dared to stay on the boat, he would not let him off.
Although Jiang Youzhen was very curious, he still felt that his life was more important.
The Prince of Rong hesitated, but under the gazes of the two princes, he had to leave reluctantly.
Seeing that everyone on the pleasure boat retreated to another boat, leaving only the two princes' confidants, Jiang Youzhen also followed Li Dongsheng to another pleasure boat.
"Jiang Youzhen, you stay!" two voices said in unison.
Hmm? Jiang Youzhen was a little confused. How could he let her know such a confidential matter?
She was originally happy to know the secret of the Heavenly Secret Stone, but after a little thought, she suddenly felt that this was not a good thing. If she saw any big secrets, would the two princes kill her to silence her?
Li Dongsheng was very surprised, and his eyes swept back and forth between the two princes and Jiang Youzhen. Something was wrong! Something was very wrong! Did Jiang Youzhen have such a good relationship with the two princes?
"Well, what? I won't go. I'm not interested." Jiang Youzhen shook his hand and laughed dryly, "My body is still wet! I have to go back and change clothes."
"Young Master Li?" The second prince looked at Li Dongsheng with a cold tone.
Li Dongsheng could only bow, and finally looked at Jiang Youzhen deeply, then turned and left.
The second prince was about to order people to row the boat, but he didn't want his eyes to sweep over the two people hiding in the dark.
"Who are you? Why don't you leave?" The second prince said sternly.
"Cough cough!" One of the servants coughed lightly, and the sound seemed somewhat familiar to Jiang Youzhen.
"Second brother, it's me!"
The servant wiped his face with a handkerchief, wiping off the turmeric complexion and the deliberately thick eyebrows, revealing his true appearance.
"Fourth brother? You are here too?" The third prince's face turned pale.
Jiang Youzhen could already imagine how angry the Third Prince would be. How dangerous was it just now? You actually hid and didn't come out, and even the Second Prince came out.
“I just got on the boat. I only brought one person with me, and I only had time to send someone to Jingzhao Prefecture to report the news. Fortunately, my two brothers are fine.” The Fourth Prince looked very frank, not feeling guilty at all.
"It's safer to hide in the dark than to attack the assassins from time to time." The fourth prince explained, but the third prince was not satisfied.
The Third Prince sneered, "Fourth brother is really good at protecting himself. I'm afraid that when he was hiding in the dark just now, he was hoping that you would die."
The fourth prince immediately sighed and shook his head, "Why do you say that, Third Brother? We are of the same roots, why are you so anxious to hurt each other?"
"Then why didn't you stand up just now? Why did you wait until now to show up?" The second prince also didn't give a good look. This fourth prince was just too shrewd.
The fourth prince took a look at his clothes, then smiled bitterly, "Isn't this inconvenient to wear?"
"Hypocrisy!" the second prince muttered.
"Your Highness!" Jiang Youzhen bowed to the Fourth Prince with a smile on his face, but he had a new understanding of the Fourth Prince in his heart.
The Fourth Prince was more scheming than she had imagined.
The Fourth Prince smiled at her, a very warm smile.
"I am honored to see the Second Prince and the Third Prince!" At this time, another man who looked like a servant walked out from behind the Fourth Prince.
Jiang Youzhen recognized him and could only bow again, "Student Jiang Youzhen greets Master Zhu!"
Zhu Cheng nodded, "No need to be polite!"
"Your Highness! The Heavenly Secret Stone has been completely revealed!" Chen Jianshu, the commander beside the Third Prince, exclaimed.
"Let's go!" said the second prince.
The pleasure boat soon arrived at the small land in the center of the river. Jiang Youzhen followed the Second Prince and others down the pleasure boat, and those people couldn't wait to walk over.
Jiang Youzhenzhui walked slowly behind them, letting them go and explore first in case she saw anything extraordinary later.
Looking at the gray stone not far away, which was covered with moss and looked very ordinary, Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but wonder, is this really a Heavenly Secret Stone?
In her imagination, shouldn’t the Tianji Stone be colorful and emitting brilliant light?
"What's going on?" the third prince exclaimed.
"This is impossible!" the second prince also said in surprise.
"How could that be?" The Fourth Prince was also very surprised.
Everyone was petrified on the spot. These exclamations of surprise were like cat's claws scratching Jiang Youzhen's heart, making him feel itchy.
What's going on? Let me take a look!
Jiang Youzhen walked forward muttering, but unexpectedly, after seeing this, she was also full of question marks.