Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 373 The Runaway Princess is Forcibly Taken Away (22)

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After the laughter subsided, Steward Luo took the initiative to bring up his conversation with the Fourteenth Prince to Xia Youmi.

Besides being good at making money, his other qualities are being pragmatic and opportunistic.

This is also why he was kept on to continue managing the business.

After the fourth prince's lineage had been observing a year of mourning for their sons for nearly a year, they were gradually recalled to their posts. The fifth and sixth princes, working together, were squeezing out too much of the younger princes' living space. Apart from the old emperor hoping for Chunyu Huai's help because of his honesty, many of the younger princes, who usually had little contact with him, also went to the fourth prince's residence to complain.

Thus, Chunyu Huai was forced, helpless, and painful to accept the unexpected good fortune.

His path to taking office was much smoother than usual.

On the surface,

The fourteenth prince was also pulled out to do chores, as observing mourning alone would be detrimental to his elder brother's reputation.

However, he had just returned to the court. Before his mother's accident, he was only waiting to complete the marriage first, then organize the resources of his wife's family, and then strive for or be assigned a position by various forces.

Therefore, he can neither re-establish a relationship with a wife's family nor hold any official authority.

The old emperor deliberately avoided mentioning it, and Consort Yi's maternal family wouldn't help him fight for it. The fourth prince was too busy to take care of himself, and upon taking office, he faced the challenge of discerning the authenticity of the benefits offered to him, as well as being attacked from both sides by the fifth and sixth princes.

At this point, bringing the fourteenth prince onto his side would only make him a target.

So the two brothers discussed it and decided to let him roam freely for now.

Following the original formal procedures of the imperial court, under the arrangement of the Ministry of Personnel officials, the rotation of the six ministries began, starting with the most basic Ministry of Works, which was far from the center of power.

In the Ministry of Works, Chunyu Xi was assigned to the lowest level of the Tuntian Division, responsible for land development and utilization.

Although it was just a formality, Chunyu Xi still carefully reviewed the documents to understand the company's organizational affairs. The cooperation he wanted to discuss with Manager Luo was perfectly legitimate.

In addition, there was naturally no time for him to slowly work his way up from the bottom up.

Chunyu Xi set a goal for himself: to find some shortcuts to make the Fourth Prince's path smoother. He hoped to send his elder brother to the throne as soon as possible and safely, to repay the kindness his mother had shown him.

From now on, I will be free in body and mind, and will never be bound again.

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The original text states that this entanglement had plagued him for years. He hadn't actually contributed much when the Fourth Prince ascended the throne. The Wang family hadn't truly been an asset either; their marriage was disrupted on their wedding day by people from Jiangnan.

The internal struggles within the Wang family continued, and it turned out that Wang Meisi had won, taking back the position that the family had seized from the Luo family.

But her cousins, who were equally outstanding, were worlds apart.

Driven mad by this, the sisters fled from Jiangnan to the capital and hanged themselves at the Fourteenth Prince's residence on the day of Wang Meisi's wedding.

This was partly due to the interference of the fourth prince's political enemies.

Originally, I just didn't want them to control too much, and I didn't want Fourteen to smoothly take over a large piece of meat.

but,

The truth is that he manipulated the fates of many women, causing bloodshed and wronged souls, a fact that Chunyu Xi could not easily forgive.

Those families were demoted by Emperor Xi Jia for their deception, but that was all.

In the midst of the chaos, no one compensated him.

Chunyu Xi himself couldn't escape the situation either. When Chunyu Huai ascended the throne, Consort Yi became the only Empress Dowager. Besides enjoying power, she did everything she could to manipulate things and pave the way for her son.

Her favoritism and suspicion were no longer concealed.

To prevent the Fourteenth Prince from causing trouble, and to avoid the situation where the new emperor had few children and no one to succeed him, the Empress Dowager arranged a marriage between the brothers.

She wanted to "marry" Chunyu Xi off to the grasslands. It was a powerful tribe where women held sway, and although the queen had several husbands, their power was not to be underestimated. The Empress Dowager occasionally learned that Chunyu Huai was worried about the war with them, and she thought of sending her young son away.

After all, with her around, there's no need to worry about Chunyu Xi daring to take advantage of the situation and come back to kill.

In the end, Chunyu Huai refused the offer.

He wouldn't allow his brother's life to be joked about.

later,

Whether Chunyu Xi knew about this or not, he volunteered to go to the border and remained stationed there for several years without returning to the capital. The Empress Dowager sent him imperial edicts one after another, reprimanding him.

But the emperor would then send a letter to appease him.

This continued until the emperor's heir came of age.

That year, the Empress Dowager passed away.

Chunyu Xi resigned and went into seclusion, and his whereabouts were never seen again.

Ultimately, its significance lies in Chunyu Huai's teachings to empresses on raising children, emphasizing the lesson of excessive favoritism.

Fourteen only managed to stay on the wrong path by exerting all his strength. Otherwise, in this situation, he would have been nothing short of bringing disaster to the country and its people.

this time,

With Consort Yi sent away ahead of schedule, his task was reduced to simply ascending to a higher position, specifically to help his elder brother take that position. Afterward, he couldn't wait to begin his new life. Chunyu Huai had already agreed to this outcome.

Thus, Chunyu Xi began to help his elder brother without hesitation.

A rational analysis reveals that what they lack is the original Wang family line, the power that the emperor arranged for the two of them.

But little did they know that their ranks were full of corrupt officials, and unfortunately, this connection was broken by Xia Youmi's underhanded tactics.

Chunyu Xi then began searching for alternatives, diligently reorganizing and comparing the businesses that had not yet been divided among the princes. The businesses that Manager Luo had expanded under the guise of Xia Youmi's dowry were also on the list.

However, he has not yet confirmed with his brother whether he has already submitted to him.

He was also helping the Fourth Prince oversee the progress of the drug trials at his villa, so the two of them happened to chat.

However, the conversation had only just begun, and the details needed to be reviewed by Xia Youmi before they would be finalized.

Although Manager Luo was given autonomy, this was no small matter. The young lady was not like a traditional woman, for marriage was not like sending a dowry.

She might keep it all for herself or leave a way out for the Xia family.

Therefore, before Manager Luo could even utter a word, Xia Youmi directly witnessed it.

a long time,

"Horse farm?"

“Yes, that piece of land has good feng shui. If we want more space, we need the land under Miss Xia’s name.” Chunyu Xi’s intentions were clear, with little attempt to conceal them.

"How did Your Highness know that place was mine?" Xia Youmi asked directly, her eyes gleaming as if she were looking at someone with ill intentions.

"Ahem, I work in the Land Reclamation Bureau. I just finished reviewing the blueprints for the area outside the capital." Chunyu Xi met Xia Youmi's eyes and surprisingly didn't detect much suspicion or ulterior motive. He was still somewhat puzzled; why couldn't he gauge the other man's emotions at all this time?

"So, Your Highness wishes to cooperate with me in managing the new horse farm?"

The location Chunyu Xi mentioned had a small horse farm, but Xia Youmi didn't know who the owner was.

However, Chunyu Xi meant that he wanted to take over the horse ranch and expand it threefold. In addition, he also wanted to buy a nearby mountain owned by Xia Youmi. That mountain didn't produce many cash crops; it was mainly used for cultivating high-quality trees.

She hadn't yet figured out how to operate it in her plans.

If Chunyu Xi were to propose buying it, Xia Youmi would not have any objections.

It's strange that you can invest in a racecourse.

The flat land attached to that mountain was actually quite small, far from matching the profits of the horse farm; it was more like they were sending money to Xia Youmi.

Any promise of a windfall is definitely a scam.

"Actually, besides running the horse farm, I have another purpose," Chunyu Xi said with a smile before Xia Youmi could finish her guessing game. "I hope to have some connection with Jiangnan."

"The Luo family?"