manynovel Chapter 229: Prince's Birth Mother
Chapter 229: Prince's Birth Mother
Jiang Youzhen had been observing the expressions of the two aunts during the meal. He had hardly met them before, so he didn't know their character. Fortunately, the two were well taught by the old couple, and apart from being a little reserved, they didn't show any greed.
After dinner, Daya and her husband would hurry back home while it was still light. After Jiang Youzhen saw them off, he returned to the house and took out the small purse.
After opening the small package and the purse, Jiang Youzhen discovered that there were other things inside.
Because it was dark, she didn't look closely. A piece of iron ore, a jade pendant, and a memorial were all things she had seen before.
However, when Jiang Youzhen poured out the contents of the purse, she discovered that there were not only silver bills, small change, and copper coins, but also a small seal, a key, and a letter from home.
Pushing the silver aside, Jiang Youzhen picked up the seal and looked at it carefully, and found the words "Wuzhen" written on it.
The name on the memorial was Hu Daoqing, and Jiang Youzhen compared the handwriting with that in the letter from home, and they were exactly the same, which meant that the person was Hu Daoqing himself.
In ancient times, once a man of 20 years of age had passed, his family would ask a respected elder to give him a courtesy name after the ceremony. For example, Mr. Jiang's full name was Jiang Shaozhi, and his courtesy name was Wenzhi. This "Wuzhen" should be Hu Daoqing's courtesy name.
Putting down the private seal, Jiang Youzhen picked up the copper key and looked at it. There was no special mark on it.
Looking at the wax seal on the memorial, Jiang Youzhen felt a little itchy, but he still didn't do it. Once opened, the nature of it would be different.
In fact, it was nothing more than the iron mine case. Jiang Youzhen could guess most of it based on his experience in previous history and film and television.
For example, a series of cases caused by selling inferior products as good ones, concealing production volume, and enriching oneself.
The Second Prince put forward such conditions today. Jiang Youzhen felt that the Fourth Prince would compromise in the end. It seemed that these things would eventually fall into the hands of the Second Prince.
But she had to protect her own interests. Judging from the Second Prince's attitude before, he should have a crush on her. As long as her conditions were not harsh, the other party would be more tolerant of her.
The next thing is how to maximize the benefits. She is not short of money now, but she lacks power.
But the second prince had no outside help among all the princes. His mother was the daughter of a commoner who was presented to the emperor by the barbarians outside the Great Wall. She was born a barbarian and had a low status, so she was not even qualified to be a concubine and had to work as a personal maid for two years.
No one in the harem considered her a threat, but later she unexpectedly became pregnant, which was unexpected by everyone because the harem had been giving her contraceptive soup.
Unfortunately, on the night the second prince was born, his mother suffered a difficult labor and hemorrhage, and passed away. She was only named Chengfei after her death, and it was entirely because she gave birth to a prince that she had to be promoted.
As for the title of Concubine Cheng, it was the Queen Mother who came up with it, which is actually quite ironic. Cheng Huan, this Cheng Huan has a rather unpresentable connotation.
The reason why Jiang Youzhen is mentioned so clearly is entirely because the original owner in the book was a subordinate of the Second Prince, and the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince were rivals, so the introduction is relatively detailed and a lot of space is devoted to him.
At that time, she had roughly observed that the Second Prince seemed to be very concerned about his biological mother's origin. If anyone mentioned his biological mother in front of him, he would turn against that person. It was a reverse scale that could not be touched.
Therefore, later in the book, because the original female protagonist kept using this to satirize him and even ordered people to write a romantic story about his biological mother, he became crazy for a while and hated the original female protagonist to the core.
In the end, it's probably more about hatred for the original heroine than obsession with the throne. In fact, when Jiang Youzhen saw that part, he also felt that the original heroine's methods were dishonorable. After all, the harm did not affect the biological mother, right?
Especially since she was a poor woman who was forced to be given to the emperor as a slave, her freedom of life was restricted, and she finally died a violent death. She had to bear such a stigma after her death. Of course, the second prince could not bear it.
From this incident, it can be seen that although the original heroine is smart, her methods are sometimes not fair. However, Jiang Youzhen felt that all is fair in war, and the two sides fought to the death. This method was not glorious, but it did hit the opponent's weak spot, so she just sighed and didn't take it to heart.
The second prince had barbarian blood and was somewhat similar to his biological mother. He inherited his mother's gorgeous appearance, but his facial features were slightly more profound. Because of this, he was even less favored in the palace.
The Queen Mother disliked him, the Emperor ignored him, his brothers were at odds with him, so he was able to grow up safely probably because he was not a threat, right? Thinking about it this way, he was actually quite pitiful? Jiang Youzhen clicked his tongue, no one loved him, no wonder he was so cold and perverted.
After stuffing everything back, Jiang Youzhen planned to wait until the Second Prince and the others had a good discussion before making any plans. However, during this period, she had to think carefully about what she wanted the Second Prince to exchange.
"Huh? Why is it broken here?" Jiang Youzhen suddenly found that there was a crack on the jade pendant under the light.
So fragile? This white jade feels warm and delicate. Although it is not mutton-fat jade, it is still a good thing.
Maybe it was bumped? It was a pity, but Jiang Youzhen had no intention of keeping it. After all, it was a keepsake, and she didn't need this jade pendant.
"No!" Jiang Youzhen suddenly discovered that the gap in the middle of the jade pendant was not a crack, but a straight line. It did not look like it was split by itself, but more like it was cut.
Jiang Youzhen immediately opened the door along the cracks and found a small piece of paper inside. When she unfolded it, she saw a small regular script saying: "The shop is located in the second shop on the east side of Gulan Lane in the south city."
Jiang Youzhen seemed to be thinking about something. This meant that Hu Daoqing had not only memorials and minerals in his hands, but also other evidence of his crimes placed at this address.
That's right! How can we convict someone based on memorials alone? There must be evidence.
Jiang Youzhen quickly stuffed the note back and closed the jade pendant. After putting everything in the space, Jiang Youzhen thought about it again. Since Hu Daoqing wanted to give the jade pendant to Zhang, the shopkeeper of Ruyi Inn, it means that Zhang must know about it.
If the Second Prince and his men find Shopkeeper Zhang, or even if Shopkeeper Zhang is the Second Prince's man, then he would definitely not be able to hide it.
Forget it! Jiang Youzhen is not interested in the iron ore case. It will definitely implicate many people and eventually cause a stir in the government. It is better to quit while he is ahead.
After figuring it out, Jiang Youzhen fell asleep heartlessly.
The next morning, after Jiang Youzhen got up and washed, he saw Jiang Fugui harnessing the carriage.
"Dad, why are you going out so early today?" Jiang Fugui has been busy preparing for spring plowing in recent days, so he often goes to the farm.
"We have to go early to watch them work, there are still seventy acres of land that have not been plowed!"
Seeing that Jiang Fugui was wearing a coarse cloth short jacket, Jiang Youzhen knew that he must have gone to the fields himself. She turned her eyes and looked at the guards beside her.
"Dad, take them with you and leave two of them to look after the house. We just don't have enough farmhands, so let them go plow the fields."