I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 31

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Guo Yi: "Uncle Thirteen, pack up your things first, put these candles and wax oil, together with the cauldron, into the cellar. As for how to deal with it, let's talk on the way."

The carbon has been exposed, so the candle must be hidden.

Several people responded, and began to swiftly put the wax oil and the prepared candles into the cellar.

Then they went out of the yard together as companions and walked towards the entrance of the village.I'm going to meet the girl from my family who went back to her hometown to visit her relatives.

As early as when he made up his plan to send stone carbon to Chu Wangfu, he asked about the situation of this Fourth Master Yang in detail.

An old scholar who failed to pass the test, worked as a counting house for a wealthy family all his life. After decades of operation, the family's income is also slightly thin.

And when Lao Yang's family sold the stone carbon for a share, they also got a share from his family.

Even though he no longer lives in the village, he borrowed someone else's name.

Moreover, the elder grandson had just been sent to take a shortcut and come back to report the news.

Therefore, it shouldn't be something wrong with Fourth Master Yang.

That is to say, the problem lies with Chu Wangfu.

Perhaps it was the king of Chu or his retainers who had taken a fancy to the stone carbon business of Lao Yang's family.

Speaking of the King of Chu, he had heard about him more than once when he was in the capital.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu is the third prince of the current Holy Majesty.But his biological mother was neither a queen nor a noble concubine, but only a third-class Zhaorong.

Wu Zhaorong came from a humble background, only the daughter of a county magistrate.By participating in the draft, he was included in the harem by the current emperor.

And because of her good looks, gentle personality, proficiency in piano skills, and good embroidery skills, she is quite favored by the Holy One.

Later, because of the birth of the third prince, he was exceptionally promoted to Zhao Rong.

It is said that the current emperor wanted to promote her to concubine Chen, but was strongly obstructed by Queen Zhao and Concubine Cao, causing a lot of trouble in the city, and nothing happened.

Until later, the princes gradually grew up.But the third prince is most like the current Holy Majesty!

Therefore, it is also very popular.

But because of her biological mother, Wu Zhaorong, who came from a humble background and had no family power to rely on, the favor of the current Holy Majesty has become a double-edged sword.

The more the Holy Majesty dotes on her, the more she will be excluded in the harem.

Even the third prince, who is most like the current emperor, has become the object of rejection by Empress Zhao and Concubine Cao.

He was able to grow up smoothly, and come to the fiefdom, he is definitely the son of luck.

And the root of all of this is also caused by the current sage.

Relying on his youth and strength and his healthy body, he has been reluctant to establish the crown prince for a long time.

To put it bluntly, I just don’t want to delegate power.

Therefore, many people speculated that he did not want to follow the ancestral etiquette to establish the eldest son as the crown prince, but wanted to establish the third prince who was most like himself as the crown prince.

Regardless of whether this conjecture is true or not, this third prince who looks the most like the current Holy Majesty is the target of crowding out.

For no other reason, it is because His Majesty Emperor Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty said to King Wu, who looks most like himself, "King Wu Keying is like himself."

What Tang Taizong meant by saying this was that he wanted to make Wu Wangke the prince.

Although it failed in the end.

But there is no denying that he does have such thoughts.

And does the current Holy Majesty also have such thoughts?
Especially when the third prince was ten years old, he was named King of Chu.

It is said that in that year, the third prince accidentally fell into the water while playing in the back garden. After being rescued, he had a high fever and fell into a coma for three days.

As a result, dozens of maidservants and eunuchs were executed with sticks.

Since then, the third prince has been living in fear.

Until the age of 15, he suddenly submitted an application to the present emperor for the feudal domain.

But the current sage is naturally unwilling.

You know, the second prince is one year older than the third prince, but he still lives in Beijing because of his illness, and he has been reluctant to join the feudal clan for a long time.

But the Holy Majesty couldn't stand the begging of King Chu and Wu Zhaorong, so he finally agreed.

As for the fiefdom of His Royal Highness King Chu, it is naturally Jingzhou.During the Warring States Period, the capital of Chu State.

In other words, the entire Jingzhou Mansion is the private domain of His Highness King Chu.

Of course, it also includes Yanglin Village and Luming Mountain.

And the stone carbon on Luming Mountain is naturally also the personal belongings of His Royal Highness King Chu.

There is no doubt about it.

Guo Yi knew this from the very beginning, so he could only outsmart him if he was unable to defeat him.

A group of people stood at the entrance of the village to meet the team slowly approaching in the distance.

Two carriages with wooden sheds and canopies were pulled by two handsome tall horses, and the carriages were driven by four guards with knives.

There were five cavalrymen around them, wearing black suits, waist knives, and bows and arrows on their backs.

A chilling air came from afar.

Yang Licheng couldn't help trembling, he gritted his teeth and stammered and asked, "Yi, Brother Yi, are you okay?"

"Alright, Uncle Thirteen. Everything is up to me." Guo Yi crossed his hands behind his back and stood upright.

While speaking, the carriage had already arrived.

As for the five cavalry, one of them was in the rear, and there were two on the left and right. As for the remaining two, they stepped forward and stared at them.

When I was young, the curtain of the carriage in front was lifted, and a fat middle-aged man and a thin gray-haired old man came down.

The middle-aged man was fair-faced and of medium build, wearing a blue cross-neck padded robe, and stood beside the carriage imposingly giving orders.

As for the remaining gray-haired old man, his figure was emaciated and somewhat stooped, he held the shaft of the car with one hand, and lightly beat his back with the other.

Seeing this, Yang Huilan called Weng Weng, and hurried over to help her.

Under the order of the middle-aged man, the cotton curtain of the carriage at the back was lifted, and two maids walked down, one on the left and the other on the right, supporting a charming young lady.

With the support of Yang Huilan, the gray-haired old man walked over slowly, and when he was far away, he shouted "Brother!"

The expression is very guilty, a little ashamed to see people.

He didn't betray Yanglin Village, but the other party was Chu Palace...couldn't resist.

Mr. Yang understood the reason and didn't blame him. He smiled heartily: "Fourth, I haven't seen you in half a year. Is he still in good health?"

Hearing the words, Fourth Master Yang burst into tears immediately, wiped his sleeves quickly, and raised his voice to respond: "Brother, please miss me, I'm ashamed to be my younger brother. Your body is not bad, but the carriage is a bit bumpy."

While speaking, the people behind also followed up one by one.

That charming young lady has a slim figure, dignified posture, and a rather beautiful appearance. She is dressed in silk and satin and a fox fur cloak.

I have to say that the old Yang family's genes are really good.Not only is Guo Yisheng handsome, even this little cousin who has never met in front of him is also the embryo of a beauty.

Qian Kui walked over and stopped beside Fourth Master Yang, retracted her skirt and skirt, slightly bent her body, and saluted everyone: "Xu'er has met Uncle and Brother Thirteen."

Mr. Yang smiled all over his face, and nodded happily, "Okay! Okay! Just come back!"

On the side, Fourth Master Yang pointed to the middle-aged man who came up and introduced: "Brother, this is the foreign steward of Chu Palace, Steward Zhu."

"Guard Zhu, this is my elder brother. The village official of Yanglin Village."

　Those who want to invest, hurry up and get on the train!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)