manynovel Chapter 236 Prince Party, Cousin
Chapter 236 Prince Party, Cousin
"By the way, I want to ask you something. Do you know the retired Grand Secretary?"
Jiang Youzhen thought about what Master Jiang said and decided to find out what that person likes first. He had to admit that it was easier to be an official if you had someone in the court. Since he had decided to become an official, he had to plan for the future.
The second prince looked at Jiang Youzhen in surprise. "There are several Grand Secretaries in the court, all of whom hold important positions. But if we talk about the one who has retired, there is only one. He was once the prince's mentor, and his name is He Mian.
"Why, you want to take Lord He as your master? But he is a member of the prince's party, so you want to join the prince's party?"
Jiang Youzhen was immediately thankful that Master Jiang had not told her so much before. Fortunately, she remembered to ask about it, otherwise she would have been on another pirate ship.
Although the Crown Prince's position in the court is now stable, the Queen's family is in full swing, and the Crown Princess's biological father is also a close minister. But Jiang Youzhen remembered that this person is now in a state of prosperity. Unexpectedly, the first person to be eliminated was actually this Crown Prince.
At the end of this year, a big bombshell will explode at the Renguo Mansion, the Queen's family. The Emperor will be furious and the crown prince will be implicated. The Emperor will become extremely disgusted with the crown prince for a time and finally depose him.
"The He family is a family of scholars. Although they once fell into decline, they are now on the rise. He Miangui is the prince's mentor and has many students in the court. In addition, there are several promising young people in the family, so he has some connections.
He Mian really doesn't care about family background. He once said that as long as he is satisfied, he will accept you as his disciple. But he has said this for ten years, and no one is satisfied. "
The second prince calmly poured a bowl of tea into the teacup in front of Jiang Youzhen, which made Zhou Hai, who was waiting on the side, drop his jaw in surprise.
This is unbelievable! Has His Highness gone mad? When has His Highness ever served others? The sun is really rising from the west!
Jiang Youzhen didn't pay attention either. He raised his hand and brought the tea bowl to his mouth and took a sip.
"Thank you for telling me, Your Highness! It's not that I want to become your disciple, but the teacher in the private school wants to recommend me. According to what you mean, Master He is very strict in accepting disciples, and he hasn't found anyone he likes in ten years. Then there is nothing to worry about."
I guess he didn't want to accept it, so he lied. It's nothing more than that it's hard to refuse a favor, so he just stated his request to get out of the way.
After all, if he wants to be favored, how he wants to be favored is up to He Mian himself, right?
"You should ask your teacher not to do this! If you need a famous teacher, I can recommend one to you."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. It is not necessary to become a disciple of a famous teacher." Jiang Youzhen said as he stood up and was about to leave.
However, the second prince suddenly asked, "Aren't you curious about the iron ore case?"
Jiang Youzhen raised his eyebrows, "Your Highness, haven't you heard that the less you know, the safer you are? What does this have to do with me? Once the things are given to you, this matter will have nothing to do with me at all."
He bowed and said, "Your Highness, please excuse me while I take my leave first."
Seeing Jiang Youzhen walk out of the private room, Zhou Hai snorted in dissatisfaction.
The second prince smiled and was really smart.
"Your Highness! See how unreasonable she is? She keeps calling you mine and even asks you to pour her some tea. But in the end, you didn't let her go and she left on her own. She doesn't know any manners at all."
Zhou Hai always felt that his Highness was too indulgent towards Jiang Youzhen. He had never felt this kind of treatment in a single day, yet he grew up with his Highness.
"She's just a farm girl. How many rules do you expect her to know? Don't worry too much when you're away from home." The second prince waved his hand and didn't take it to heart.
Zhou Hai was speechless. How could Jiang Youzhen look like a farm boy? The previous rules were obviously very good. That boy was very smart! He must have seen that His Highness indulged her again and again, so he took advantage of the favor and became arrogant.
"But did you really agree to give her 50,000 taels? No bargaining at all. And you also promised to give her a place in the prison by donating money. Aren't you spoiling that girl too much?" Zhou Hai expressed his doubts only after Jiang Youzhen left.
He was very puzzled. If it were the case in the past, His Highness would never have done this.
Jiang Youzhen was clearly taking advantage of his favor and even made threats, but the problem was that His Highness also agreed, which really puzzled him.
Eh? Being spoiled and arrogant? This word seems a bit inappropriate, but he thinks this is the only explanation that makes sense.
The second prince felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the word "spoil", as if something was wrong.
"Jiang Youzhen is a man of great talent. We should show respect to him and bring him under our command first. This is the most important thing. You also know that I have few people around me, and few of those who have come to me have real talents and knowledge."
The second prince sighed as he spoke, looking somewhat lonely and desolate.
Zhou Hai suddenly felt uncomfortable. After all, it was his family background that hindered his highness's great strategy. In his heart, wasn't his highness much more capable than the crown prince and the third prince? It was just a pity that he didn't have the support of his family.
Perhaps it is because of this that His Highness values Jiang Youzhen, who comes from a humble family, so much?
"But we can't gather so much money right now. Do we have to go to the nearest city to settle the accounts? One day won't be enough!"
Zhou Hai became worried and could not help but complain that his master did not bargain at all for the price and just said fifty thousand.
"No need to worry about this. Have you forgotten the Zhou family in the capital city?" The second prince narrowed his eyes slightly. Naturally, he had already made plans.
"Hiss~" Speaking of the Zhou family, Zhou Hai cursed inwardly and thought of Jiang Youzhen again.
"I didn't expect Jiang Youzhen to be so capable."
Zhou Hai admitted that Jiang Youzhen was very talented, no wonder the Second Prince valued her so much.
Last time, Zhou Shi was injured by Jiang Youzhen. He went back to invite famous doctors, but they were all helpless. He even spent a lot of money to invite a miracle doctor from the Miracle Doctor Valley, but it was a pity that it was just fallen flesh, so even if it was sewn up, it would be useless!
Maybe it will be of some use after recuperation, but it will be useless in the end, and there is no way to pass on the family line.
The Zhou family was so upset that they offered a reward to find the murderer. Unfortunately, the madam who had seen Jiang Youzhen described a different face that did not bear any resemblance to Jiang Youzhen.
He had asked His Highness curiously yesterday, and His Highness said that it was probably because of the disguise technique. Therefore, His Highness valued Jiang Youzhen even more.
What's even more outrageous is yet to come. In the past two days, there have been rumors everywhere in the city that Mr. Wang, whose farm was forced to be bought, has come to claim his life.
Unfortunately, Master Wang suddenly fell ill. It was unknown whether it was due to anger or a hidden disease, but he passed away ten days ago. The day Zhou Shi was injured was exactly the seventh day after his death, so this rumor came about.
In just one night, the rumor spread like weeds in the wilderness, all over the streets and alleys. The Zhou family's eccentric behavior offended many people, and countless families secretly watched the joke.
This matter also alarmed the prefect, who was sending people to investigate the Zhou family. However, if His Highness did not express his opinion, the prefect probably did not want to cause trouble and would turn a blind eye.
It is true that the Zhou family is the second prince's cousin, but it is not true that they are distant relatives.
Only Zhou Hai knew that the Zhou family was indeed the second prince's cousin, and that Zhou Shi was the second prince's cousin.