ebookland Chapter 110 The family is very happy
Chapter 110 The family is very happy
Ling Jiawei hurriedly waved his hand.
"Your Highness is too kind. Consort Liang's arrangement of a position for me shows how much she values Lan Zhi. I can't even see her here. Lan Zhi, if you ever have the chance to meet Consort Liang, please be sure to thank her for me."
Lan Zhi listened quietly to her elder brother's words. Seeing his satisfied expression, she couldn't bear to interrupt him or discourage him.
She immediately smiled and nodded.
"I hope you like this job, brother. When the results are announced, I hope you will be on the list."
Ling Jiawei scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
"I know my own level. Actually, I should have gone home a long time ago, but I still have a glimmer of hope that I can pass the provincial examination and have the opportunity to stay in the capital to work. That way, all these years of studying will not have been in vain."
Seeing that he lacked confidence, Wei Jianning quickly comforted him.
"Brother, you're too modest. For now, you can work in Shuntian Prefecture. Once the imperial edict is issued, I'll assess your performance and assign you a new job."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"Brother, just call me by my name from now on, no need to be so polite."
Ling Jiawei frantically waved his hands.
"That won't do. The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince. If I were to address you by your full name, my head would be gone in a heartbeat."
Wei Jianning wanted to offer a few more words of advice, but Lan Zhi quickly stopped him:
"Call him whatever you like, brother! Oh, and brother, why don't you stay for dinner tonight?"
Ling Jiawei hurriedly shook his head and refused.
"No need, I still have to go back to the yamen. I took leave to come out this time."
As he spoke, he stood up abruptly.
"Lan Zhi, I'm relieved to see that you're doing well. I'll go back and get back to work now."
"I send you……"
"Need not……"
Ling Jiawei raised his hand to stop him.
"You are the Crown Princess, how can you see a mere constable out?"
"But you're my older brother..."
"That won't do either. Please stay here, I'm leaving."
After leaving those words, Ling Jiawei hurried towards the door, glancing back at her as he went. Seeing her standing there motionless, he grinned.
After Ling Jiawei left, Lan Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling an indescribable sadness in her heart.
If Consort Liang had truly arranged a position for her elder brother out of consideration for her, she would have been very grateful. However, the fact that Consort Liang did this to threaten her made her very angry, but she didn't know how to tell Wei Jianning.
In the afternoon, Wei Jianning was called away by Yuan Tianxiong, who said that Huo Batian was feeling unwell, and he rushed to the prison.
Although Huo Batian was guilty of rebelling with Wei Jian'an, he was a foreigner, so they couldn't harm him. They locked him up for a few days to wait for the people from Tianwu Kingdom to arrive.
Lan Zhi felt very empty when she first moved into this huge Crown Prince's mansion, so she simply asked Mao Mao to keep her company.
Mao Mao sat opposite her, grinning from ear to ear, practically unable to stop smiling.
She asked, puzzled.
"You've been smiling ever since you saw me. What's making you so happy?"
"Sister, you suddenly became the Crown Princess, and Brother Mo Ning became the Crown Prince. We went from only being able to eat thin porridge to now having fish and meat for every meal. How could I not be happy!"
"You brat, you seem pretty content. But what if we have to leave here someday?"
Mao Mao paused for a moment, then asked, puzzled.
"Brother Crown Prince said this is our home, so why should we leave? Sister, what do you mean by that?"
Seeing Mao Mao's nervous expression, Lan Zhi shook her head and smiled wryly.
"I was just kidding. By the way, now that we're doing better, you can't just keep messing around like this. I'll take you to school these next few days when I have some free time!"
"Yeah!"
Mao Mao clapped his hands happily.
"I will definitely become the top scorer in the exam in the future."
Seeing his confident demeanor, Lan Zhi nodded.
"Alright, then it's a deal. You have to study hard and become the top scholar in the imperial examination, then I'll find you a wife..."
"Then I need to marry a wife as beautiful as you, sister."
Mao Mao spoke very seriously, but Lan Zhi smiled helplessly.
She is conflicted. She feels she has fallen in love with Wei Jianning, but she also feels a great distance between them.
It wasn't just because of the threat Liang Fei posed to her, but also because of the psychological impact.
She originally thought that after treating the Empress Dowager, she would receive the Empress's reward money, leave this place, find a beautiful place with clear waters and green mountains, build a spacious and bright house, and live a free and unrestrained life.
However, all these ideas vanished when Wei Jianning's true identity was revealed.
She felt depressed and anxious, but not happy at all.
On their first night after moving to the Crown Prince's residence, Wei Jianning did not return home.
The next morning, the Empress ordered Eunuch Tian to deliver a stack of silver notes to Lan Zhi, totaling ten thousand taels.
Holding the stack of silver notes carefully, Eunuch Tian said:
"Your Highness, if I have offended you in the past, it was because I was blind. Please don't take offense."
Lan Zhi smiled slightly, took the silver note from his hand, and nodded with great satisfaction.
"Let bygones be bygones. I won't divulge what I know, so please rest assured, Eunuch Tian."
She was referring, of course, to the affair between Eunuch Tian and Xiao Cui.
Eunuch Tian immediately bowed deeply, nodding and thanking him with tears in his eyes.
"Thank you, Your Highness. This old servant will take his leave now."
He left in a hurry, and Lan Zhi looked at the stack of silver in her hand, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.
No matter what, a woman needs money in her hands to feel secure; only with money can she control everything.
Now that she has these ten thousand taels of silver, she can cope even if her life changes drastically one day.
Having been used to a life of hardship, she now finds it very difficult to adjust to living a life where everything is done for her.
When Nie Yuan arrived, she was sitting in the courtyard, lost in thought.
"Lan Zhi..."
Nie Yuan called out, then suddenly realized his mistake and quickly corrected himself.
"Crown Princess..."
Lan Zhi rested her chin on her hand and smiled helplessly.
"Nie Yuan, what brings you here?"
"The Crown Prince told me to tell you that he needs to reorganize the military camp these two days and won't be coming back to stay. He told you to eat well and sleep well at home and not to worry about him."
She didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded.
"I see."
Aren't you curious about what happened in the military camp?
Lan Zhi shook her head.
"This is not my business."
Nie Yuan casually sat down opposite her, and A Qi walked over at that moment and called out directly:
"How dare you, Guard Nie! You must not be disrespectful in front of the Crown Princess."
Nie Yuan then realized something was wrong and quickly jumped up.
"I...I forgot."
Lan Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint smile appearing at the corner of her lips, then waved her hand.
"Sit down, there's no need for so much formality."
Nie Yuan shook his head hastily.
“You can’t sit. You are the master. If you don’t know proper etiquette, the Crown Prince will send you back to Kangzhuang Village. Wouldn’t that mean I’ve missed a great opportunity?”
Mentioning this, Lan Zhi rolled her eyes at him unhappily.
"I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you knew Wei Jianning's identity before me, so why didn't you tell me?"
"I only found out a day earlier than you, because I overheard his conversation with Yuan Tianxiong. I thought the Crown Prince would kill me to silence me, so I was so scared that I immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. To be honest, the Crown Prince is a really good person. He asked me if I was willing to follow him in the future. Of course I was willing! This is a rare opportunity. Not only can I save my life, but I can also follow the Crown Prince. How could I not be willing?"