Chapter 63: Money is Blown in by the Wind

Yan Ze frowned: "What do you mean by this? You would rather not take the money than make things difficult for Grand Tutor Chen? If you won't take the money, I also know a thing or two about martial arts..."

Zhao Guanshi hurriedly said: "My lord, you have misunderstood. I will accept this silver. Tomorrow, I will find someone to act as a servant in place of Grand Tutor Chen."

Yan Ze was finally satisfied.

As he spoke, he handed him a piece of Glazed Glass hair ornament, "Take these. From now on, Grand Tutor Chen will not have to come again."

Zhao Guanshi respectfully saw them to the door: "My lord, please walk slowly. Rest assured, whether Grand Tutor Chen comes or not is fine; I can handle these matters well."

Chen Yuan's eyes widened.

This was possible?

It was just that the clothes Yan Ze and Yan Ning were wearing were too fine, leading the bailiffs to mistake them for some high-ranking official trying to protect the Grand Tutor.

Yan Ze successfully took the person away.

Seeing the Glazed Glass hair ornament, Chen Yuan couldn't help but say: "Your Highness, you are being too extravagant. I don't have much work over there; there is no need to spend so much silver. This piece of Glazed Glass, which tens of thousands of taels of silver couldn't even buy, is really not worth it."

Yan Ning smiled and said: "Didn't I just say that our family's money is basically blown in by the wind? This is the business my family is currently doing, specializing in selling Glazed Glass products. The simplest ones are three hundred taels, and more complex ones can sell for ten thousand taels."

Yan Ning always felt that Glazed Glass was just glass, which you could buy by the handful for nine-point-nine on Pinduoduo.

Using this to win people over couldn't be more effective.

It was just that Chen Yuan was still worried, "Will this work? If I am not there and the Emperor investigates..."

"Grand Tutor, don't worry. Unless it's someone like my father who is a key target of surveillance, generally no one will care. You can just set your heart at ease."

Chen Yuan grasped the main point: "His Highness has become a key target of surveillance? Then how are you all still able to come out?"

Yan Ning giggled: "Because we found someone who looks fifty or sixty percent like my father for one hundred taels a month. If there is a problem where you are, we will also find a similar old gentleman to stand in."

Chen Yuan was finally at ease.

He had been at the post station all this time, with endless work every day, and no one to tell him about the current situation.

Chen Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Do you know the current situation in the Capital?"

Yan Ze said: "The Crown Prince has been deposed and thrown into Tianlao. The Third Prince has also been locked up, because they thought I had been killed by the Third Prince's men. Wan Hongzhe and his nine generations of kin have all been exiled."

Chen Yuan gasped.

In these short few months, there had actually been such earth-shattering changes.

However, Grand Tutor Chen looked at Yan Ze, feeling that he would sooner or later be recalled to the Capital. After all, the Emperor was getting old now, and his body couldn't last many more years.

They traveled by boat for half an hour, arriving at Chaoyang Village from Shawan County.

Yan Ning introduced: "This is the place where we live now."

Chen Yuan looked around and only saw two maids carrying a large crate of Glazed Glass ornaments, walking toward the boat at the shore.

That's right, a whole large crate.

Chen Yuan's eyelids twitched for a moment; if this crate were sent to the Capital, people would probably fight to the death for it.

No wonder the First Prince had so much money after coming to Lingnan, and they could even produce Glazed Glass; it was simply exorbitant profit.

Chen Yuan looked at the Watchtower again: "What are these?"

Yan Ning explained: "Previously, the Wan Family kept sending assassins to kill my family, and we were almost killed, so we chose this place. This Watchtower is guarded day and night."

"Last time, two groups of people came. Fortunately, the guards saw them, and as soon as they stepped ashore, one Explosive Package was thrown over, and they were basically all dead."

Chen Yuan touched the Watchtower and looked up at the guards above, "This is not bad."

He was a bit curious: "What is an explosive?"

Just then, with a loud "Bang—", several trees fell in response.

Grand Tutor Chen's jaw nearly dropped.

Yan Ning: "That is an Explosive Package; it is quite good for clearing wasteland."

Yan Ning took Chen Yuan for a stroll around the place, and upon seeing the Corn, Potato, and Sweet Potato, Chen Yuan asked about the yield.

Upon learning the yield of the Potato and Sweet Potato, his eyes widened.

Chen Yuan fell silent.

The First Prince here had money, weapons, and food with exceptionally high yields...

Chen Yuan asked: "Are you considering rebellion?"

Yan Ning did indeed have this intention, but she didn't want people to know too early, lest the news leak out.

Currently, only their family of three knew about their plan.

Yan Ning let Chen Yuan rest for a day and then arranged a small courtyard for him, with three rooms, a hall, a bedroom, and a study. The courtyard was not big, but it was enough to grow some vegetables.

Chen Yuan soon settled down in Chaoyang Village.

However, he had a small hobby: he liked to teach children how to read.

The children in Chaoyang Village were just Qian Ruofang's daughter and Zhao Lianxin's younger brother. At first, Chen Yuan only taught the two of them, but later, those children from Taohua Village also came over to join the class and learn to read.

Chen Yuan taught very happily.

The only bad thing was that it was almost the New Year, and Chen Yuan actually still wanted to drag Yan Ning to study the Four Books and Five Classics.

It was almost the New Year, and he still wanted to make her study?

That was impossible.

Yan Ning now hunched over whenever she went out, looking around to see if Chen Yuan was there before she dared to go out.

This sneaky appearance amused Yan Ze.

Yan Ze said happily: "The Grand Tutor wants to teach, so you should just learn."

Yan Ning said miserably: "I just want to be a salted fish without dreams."

At this moment, Chen Yuan walked over, "Your Highness, you will return to Jingdu sooner or later, and you will most likely be named Crown Prince, so there are some things you must learn."

Yan Ze pondered for three seconds and said apologetically: "I just remembered, today I have to go with Ningning to see how the Fertilizer is coming along, so I will take my leave first."

Yan Ze did not forget to take his daughter along to find Jin Sanzhu.

For the past few days, Jin Sanzhu had not been sleeping well.

He was wondering what exactly he had done wrong, as the Lord and the young lady came by almost every single day.

Jin Sanzhu was flustered, terrified that he had made a mistake somewhere.

Yan Ning noticed that Jin Sanzhu was a bit nervous, so she said, "It's nothing; my father and I have been coming here often these past few days just to avoid Grand Tutor Chen."

Jin Sanzhu breathed a sigh of relief.

After staying there for a while, he slipped away once Chen Yuan went inside to teach the children how to read.

It was also at this moment that Zhuo Heng, standing on the Watchtower, said with some hesitation, "Young lady, a large group of people is approaching from outside; they look like commoners and are not carrying weapons."

Weilin said the same thing from his side: "Young lady, we have seen them here as well."

After these people arrived, they did not force their way in, but simply stood on the perimeter.

Before long, the few people in the lead knelt down, and a massive crowd behind them knelt down as well.

Yan Ning felt as if her trypophobia was about to flare up.

At this moment, they spoke in unison: "Many thanks to the Lord for bestowing the Seed upon us!"

One voice followed another.

Yan Ning was stunned, and she walked up to ask the Village Chief who was leading them, "What are you all doing?"