manynovel Chapter 412: Kill if you can't bring it back, Wang Changxing is promoted
Chapter 412: Kill if you can't bring it back, Wang Changxing is promoted
The prince pounded the table again, "Old Fourth is such a ruthless bitch, he wants to pull me down from the throne of the Eastern Palace! Everything is planned out, one thing leads to another."
"Your Highness, at this moment, it is best to contact the Queen as soon as possible." Zhong Houliang reminded.
"No need to remind me, sir. I have already thought of a good idea." The prince sneered. At this point, what else does he have to worry about?
"What's the solution?" Zhong Houliang asked hurriedly.
He is now afraid that the prince will panic and seek help from all kinds of doctors!
"Sir, you don't have to worry about this. Now I'll leave the matter of arresting Jiang Youzhen to you. I will send a few assassins to you. You and your men will go to Tongzhou Prefecture immediately, day and night!"
The prince's tone turned cold, and Zhonghou Liang was shocked. It seemed that the prince was dissatisfied with him.
"Yes! I will leave immediately."
"Wait!" The prince suddenly called out to Zhonghou Liang.
"If you can't bring Jiang Youzhen back, you don't have to come back." The prince's eyes were sinister. If it was really because of Jiang Youzhen, then Zhonghou Liang would be the sinner.
"Yes!" Zhonghou Liang trembled all over.
"If you can't bring him back, kill him. Alive or dead, I must see it!" The prince snorted coldly, then shouted to the eunuch Lin Yue outside.
Zhonghou Lianghan got up from his feet. He left the East Palace, turned around and looked at the towering palace, and felt like he was surrounded by ferocious beasts.
A gleam of determination flashed in his eyes, and then he strode away.
In the Second Prince's mansion, Rong Xi was about to go to bed when he didn't expect someone to knock on his door.
"Eunuch Rong, there is news over there."
Rong Xi's heart suddenly trembled. Before leaving, His Highness had instructed that any news from there must be quickly sent back to Tongzhou Prefecture.
A letter was stuffed through the crack in the door. Rong Xi quickly opened the wax-sealed letter and saw a few tiny handwriting on it.
"The Crown Prince wants to kill Jiang Youzhen, and has already sent his aide Zhong Houliang and his assassins to go!"
Rong Xi was shocked. His Highness had ordered that if Jiang Youzhen was in danger, he should send people to rescue him immediately without asking for permission.
"Someone come here!" Rong Xi shouted and quickly picked up the sword on the wall.
The Fourth Prince's night talk was over. He had been in high spirits recently, and even after curfew, officials leaving his mansion would not be questioned, under the pretext of investigating a case.
"Your Highness! The house you asked me to look for in the capital a few days ago has been found. There is a three-story courtyard in the north city. It was the residence of a convicted official before, and it is now vacant.
There is also a house in the south city with five courtyards. I have seen it and it is very grand. It was renovated by a merchant. But now he has moved to another place and the house is vacant. It is not cheap. The one in the north city costs 2,000 taels, and the one in the south city costs about 2,800 taels. The house is really big. "
"I also had my eyes on a house in the West City, which also has five courtyards and is even bigger than the one in the South City. It's a pity that someone got there first and I'm one step late!"
The houses in the north city are all officials' residences. People without status cannot live there, so the housing prices are naturally high.
South City is mostly inhabited by common people and wealthy families, as well as low-ranking officials. After all, not every official is a favored minister who is awarded a mansion by the emperor.
"I've bought it. I've bought it all! The title deed won't be in your name for now. Jiang Youzhen will go and register it himself."
"Yes!" Yuan Shang raised his eyelids. His Highness was quite generous to Jiang Youzhen.
Your Highness is such a thrifty person that he would never be willing to spend so much money on anyone at once.
"Please pick out some suitable ones from my storehouse so that we can put some ornaments in the house." The Fourth Prince became excited and gave another order.
Yuan Shang suddenly felt sour in his heart. He had been serving His Highness since he was a child, but the things His Highness gave him were not as much as Jiang Youzhen.
"Yes! Then I will pick one for you tomorrow!"
"Don't be stingy! Pick the best ones. She has done a great job this time and she is not greedy for benefits. I want to thank her."
Jiang Youzhen, who was far away in Tongzhou Prefecture, had no idea that she had caused a stir in the capital. She slept well all night, washed up early in the morning, and practiced calligraphy for half an hour.
"Young Master! There is a big event in the school!" Qing Lang came in hurriedly and said.
"Oh? Isn't today a day off? What's the big deal?" Jiang Youzhen felt strange.
"I heard that the professor will be transferred to Shengnan Prefecture as the magistrate in the next few days. Now everyone in the prefecture school has heard the news and is going to the Wang family to congratulate him!"
Jiang Youzhen's face darkened when he heard this. He was transferred to the position of magistrate of Shengnan Prefecture so suddenly?
The eighth-rank professor was transferred to the seventh-rank county magistrate. This is a promotion! He was promoted two levels higher!
Moreover, the magistrate of Huailin County in Shengnan Prefecture, wasn't this the one that Qian's family had promised to give to Qian Chongen in a letter from the capital? How did it become Wang Changxing?
Jiang Youzhen sneered. She didn't think that this matter had nothing to do with Qian Chongen. It was unnecessary to say what role Wang Changxing played in it.
"Hitch the carriage and go to Qian's house!" Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly, and without even having breakfast, he quickly went to Qian's house.
When the doorman saw that it was Jiang Youzhen, he let him in without reporting anything.
When Jiang Youzhen got off the carriage and went to the backyard, the servants passing by all had serious expressions.
As soon as he walked to the outer room of the main courtyard, Jiang Youzhen heard crying coming from inside.
"Master, why did he treat you like this? You have been together for many years, and you have long regarded him as a confidant, but you didn't expect him to stab you in the back. Stealing the official position is nothing, but he should never have done anything to you!"
Kong cried so sadly that Qian Chongen could only comfort her softly.
"This matter... has not been investigated yet, so let's not... speculate. The professor... wanted to resign two years ago... His family is not without connections... It's not necessarily him who did it."
"Master, are you still going to defend him? How could it be such a coincidence? Even if he didn't do it, he was involved. No wonder I kept advising you not to accept Jiang Youzhen as your apprentice. It turns out that he has secretly joined a sect."
Kong cried and fell on Qian Chongen, who was also very sad.
He and Wang Changxing have known each other for many years. When he heard the news this morning, he felt dizzy.
How could it be such a coincidence that the magistrate of Huailin County in Shengnan Prefecture was a promise made to me by my cousin family.
Looking back on the past, Wang Changxing was indeed suspicious. He had been trying his best to persuade Jiang Youzhen not to be his disciple, but it was a pity that he did not think much about it at the time. Who could have thought that he had secretly joined a sect?
He felt bitter in his heart and tears welled up in his eyes.
Jiang Youzhen sighed and asked the maid to go in and report.
When Kong saw Jiang Youzhen coming in, she quickly took a handkerchief to wipe her tears.
"Young man, you've been chatting with the master. Haven't eaten yet? Have some breakfast at home. I'll prepare it." Kong was in a very confused mood at the moment and didn't want to face Jiang Youzhen.
"Teacher knows everything?" Jiang Youzhen glanced at Qian Chongen, who had a dim look in his eyes, and sighed deeply.
"The official position is nothing. I have been... without success for so many years, and I have long lost my ambition. But he shouldn't have hurt me. We have known each other for a long time... and we have been close friends for a long time. But he hurt me so much for an official position. I..."
Qian Chongen was very angry and said a lot in one breath. He was breathing deeply. Jiang Youzhen immediately poured a bowl of tea and went forward to support him.