vstars Chapter 369 Landlord Jiang's Worries
Chapter 369 Landlord Jiang's Worries
Chapter 369 Landlord Jiang's Worries
Jiang Wenqing felt a swelling on the back of his head. How come his father is getting stronger as he gets older!
"What did I say wrong? How dare you ask! You, as a father, are so eager to take credit for the smallest thing you do for your son, where's your shame?!"
"That's true, we already owe them a favor."
"Our Jiang family will repay Lord Huangfu's favor, especially you, as his father, it's only right that you do so!"
Jiang Wenqing pursed her lips. She should have told her son in private. Maybe her son could have secretly given her some money.
Oops~ I miscalculated!
“Grandfather, after all, it is for my sake. But I still have to take the imperial examination, so I will give some money to my father to prepare a thank-you gift on my behalf.”
"Okay, okay, that's good. I'll definitely get it done for Mingfei!"
Jiang Wenqing quickly spoke up, afraid that his father would refuse on his behalf.
Landlord Jiang couldn't stand his son's behavior, so he sent him back to his own courtyard, leaving him to handle the rest.
Jiang Wenqing left without hesitation. Since Mingfei had promised to provide the money, he was at ease.
Jiang Wenqing hummed a little tune as she returned to her courtyard. Before she could even sit down properly, Wenbin and Li Mo arrived.
The two small boxes looked quite heavy.
"Master, we apologize for disturbing your rest. This is what my young master ordered us to bring you, saying you need it urgently."
"Ah? Ah~ Yes, yes, yes! It's something I need urgently, really urgently, please put it down, please put it down!"
Jiang Wenqing feigned modesty and did not immediately open the two valuable-looking boxes. He waited until the two people left before rushing to the table.
"Wow! Gold!"
Another box was opened, "Wow, silver notes!"
Jiang Wenqing's eyes lit up, and he kept rubbing the gold and silver notes with his hands.
I figured that after I prepared the thank-you gifts, I would still have a lot left over, so my efforts wouldn't have been in vain.
My son is so generous; he always spends lavishly!
On the other side, Landlord Jiang was still trying to persuade his beloved grandson to go into hiding.
“Grandfather, the results of the provincial examination will be released a few days later, and then we will have to start preparing for the palace examination. Where can we hide?”
Besides, the fact that the Fourth Prince cares so much about his grandson suggests he's probably misunderstood something.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Jiang Xiaoqi, somewhat helplessly, voiced her own guess.
"He probably thinks that we don't have any sons in our family and that we raise girls as boys. After all, I have six older sisters. This fourth prince must have misunderstood."
Landlord Jiang was a little confused. What? A misunderstanding?
To mistakenly believe that your family is raising your young lady like a young master? That's a bit too much of an overreaction!
If they don't have a son, they can try to have one. Why make their daughter pretend to be a son? They're not just being nosy and ruining their daughter's life.
Besides, what family would openly take the imperial examinations with their daughter dressed as a man?
Do they think their lives are too long?! Or do they find it amusing to confiscate property and exterminate their entire clan?!
Landlord Jiang stroked his beard. "Oh dear, this is utterly an undeserved disaster! The Fourth Prince's thought process is truly bizarre!"
Doesn't he realize that the Jiang family is not afraid of death? Sending their daughters to dress as men and even participate in the imperial examinations?
"Are we treating the lives of hundreds of members of the Chiang family as a joke? How could he even think of such a thing!"
Landlord Jiang originally wanted to say that the Fourth Prince was mentally ill, but since he was a member of the royal family, he kept his mouth shut.
"Grandfather, don't worry. Once he realizes that it was all just his own wishful thinking, he will give up."
This wasn't a complicated matter at all. I just didn't understand it at first. I only thought this person was strange, so I left the capital under the pretext of studying abroad.
It was only by combining what my father, eldest sister, and brother-in-law said that I was able to figure out the truth of the matter.
Landlord Jiang rubbed his temples. If only things were that simple, but who knew what strange quirks this royal son might have?
The terms "Longyang" and "cut sleeve" only originated from the royal family and nobility, right?
The more Landlord Jiang thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
"Grandfather, there's always a way out. I'll finish the provincial examination first, and then I'll try to get a better ranking in the palace examination."
In that case, we would have a trump card. Even if the emperor dotes on his son, he won't let him run wild.
Especially since the target of his harassment was a future official of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Even if the emperor didn't care, those upright civil officials who had earned their positions through merit wouldn't stand idly by.
After all, scholars share a common dignity. For the Fourth Prince to insult me, a scholar, is tantamount to insulting all scholars in the world.
Landlord Jiang's brows relaxed slightly. "Grandfather was being stubborn, or Mingfei saw things clearly."
"Grandfather, please rest assured. Father has also asked someone for help. I believe those officials in the Ministry of Works who were once abandoned on the ship will also keep a close eye on the Fourth Prince."
Landlord Jiang nodded. "Well, it's getting late, so I won't keep you from resting. Don't think about these troubling things for now, just focus on the imperial examination."
Landlord Jiang regretted it a little. He shouldn't have listened to his son. Wouldn't it have been better to wait until after the third exam to talk to Mingfei?
He had to be so quick to speak. Mingfei might say he doesn't care, but who knows how disgusted and upset he is inside! Sigh, no, I still have to teach my son a lesson to vent my anger!
Jiang Xiaoqi was unaware of his grandfather's thoughts. Seeing that his grandfather's mood had calmed down, he saw him out of the room.
"Grandfather, you should rest early. You work hard at the Ministry of Revenue every day, so don't worry too much. I know what I'm doing, and I will definitely be on the list. I won't let you down!"
"Good, good, good! As expected of my precious grandson Jiang Changshou, you have ambition! Our Jiang family will rely on you from now on!"
After seeing off his grandfather, Jiang Xiaoqi didn't really care about the Fourth Prince Zhao Hongsheng. He just dug out the jade pendant that the man had once forced on him from some corner.
It looks quite valuable; I can have the system recycle it and see if I can exchange it for some points.
This stuff is disgusting to keep on your hands, and there's also the risk of it being used against you. Don't let someone come back and say it's a "token of love," or you'll be disgusting to the core!
It's better to deal with it sooner rather than later. Selling or pawning it won't work either, as they're both likely to be detected.
Anyway, no one saw it except for a little eunuch, so he could just deny it to the death.
They've all already been redeemed for points by the system. Unless someone has the ability to travel to another dimension, you won't find them even if you turn the earth upside down.
"System, come out here, I need to discuss some business."
"The host wants to sell the jade pendant? Let me estimate its value!"
The system had already detected the host's intentions through brainwave scanning and didn't pretend not to know.
"If you scan my brain again without my consent, I'll deduct all your earnings!"
"Uh! Host, I was wrong, I won't do it again! Please forgive me this time~"
"Hmph, I don't believe you for a second. It's always the same excuse: deduct two months' interest first, and if you do it again, deduct four months' interest!"
System: Uh! You were just saying you'd deduct a month's salary, how come you're also talking about a price increase!