mtlumby2d Chapter 475 Free Man
Chapter 475 Free Man
Chapter 475 Free Man
Luo Xiaoran lowered her head to sip her tea without even glancing at Chen Xingchen, leaving him to panic.
The tender green tea leaves swayed in the cup, the refreshing tea aroma lingered at the tip of her nose, and Luo Xiaoran nodded with satisfaction.
This is the new tea brought back by the caravan from Xinjiang. She plans to open a shop in the future and sell it together with mirrors and soaps.
The items may sound unrelated, but they are all novel. Her store sells the most novel things in Daliang.
"Sister~~" Chen Xingchen moved closer to Luo Xiaoran, his little face full of indignation.
"That Jiang Jue likes to say bad things about me in front of the eldest prince. I can tolerate that, but I can't tolerate him talking about you!"
After saying that, he raised his little fist and waved it in the air a few times.
"Next time he dares to talk nonsense and spew shit, Chen'er will beat him to a pulp!"
"Pfft!"
Luo Xiaoran swore that she really wanted to scare Chen Xingchen with a gloomy face, but the child's expression was so funny that she couldn't help it.
After pinching Chen Xingchen's little face, Luo Xiaoran said earnestly:
"There is an old saying that goes like this: Never waste your time and energy on unworthy people or unworthy things."
"Jiang Jue obviously has bad intentions. If you want to teach him a lesson, I can find someone to beat him up in private. Why do you have to do it in public and get criticized?"
Only then did Chen Xingchen realize that Luo Xiaoran was not angry with him at all. Now he was free of any psychological burden and felt relaxed.
"Sister, Jiang Jue is a very thoughtful person. It's clear that he said those words on purpose for me to hear."
"He wanted to provoke me, so I played along and made the emperor think that I was an irritable person. This is also a way of hiding one's true intentions that my sister taught me!"
Hearing Chen Xingchen's words, Luo Xiaoran was stunned and couldn't help but sigh that the child had really grown up.
Three years ago, when Luo Xiaoran met the much thinner Chen Xingchen outside the city gate of Kyoto, she burst into tears on the spot.
She had thought that if Uncle Li died and she was gone, Chen'er would definitely be very sad and even unable to sleep or eat.
But when she actually saw Chen'er, and saw his eyes that seemed even bigger due to his thinness, Luo Xiaoran could no longer hold back her tears, and two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks.
Chen Ji's plan to stop Chen Xingchen from going to Kyoto and then bring Luo Xiaoran back to the Northern Territory ultimately failed.
No matter how he persuaded, Chen Xingchen insisted on going to Kyoto. Chen Ji finally had to tell Chen Xingchen that Luo Xiaoran was also in Kyoto.
When Chen Xingchen saw Luo Xiaoran again, his pale cheeks suddenly flushed abnormally, and his frail body swayed three times because he could not stand steadily.
He threw himself into Luo Xiaoran's arms, without saying a word, just sobbing, and soon his tears soaked Luo Xiaoran's clothes.
Thinking back to the scene of the two of them hugging each other and crying, Luo Xiaoran couldn't help but sigh, "How sad, so miserable!"
Luo Xiaoran shook her head and collected her thoughts. Looking at the real little boy in front of her, the shadow of the weak little bean sprout in her heart was completely eliminated.
Over the past three years, she has been nurturing Chen Xingchen to be healthy and strong, just like a hard-working gardener caring for a young seedling, and she is very satisfied with it.
"Chen'er, if you don't like studying in the Shangshufang, I will find a way to get the emperor to let you out."
"When the time comes, you can go to the Imperial College, or to a private school owned by a court official, or you can invite a teacher to come to Prince An's mansion to give you lessons. It's all up to you."
"Well...if you want to go to Bailu Academy, I can take you there."
Deep down, Luo Xiaoran still didn't want Chen Xingchen to be involved in the court's disputes. She secretly wanted to make Chen Xingchen a person who was close to "free" within her ability.
What is a “free man”?
In Luo Xiaoran's opinion, people with immense wealth, people with tremendous power, people who will be remembered for eternity, people who have achieved hegemony... are not free people.
Only those who can live their lives according to their own wishes and live the way they like are free people.
But there are too few people like this.
People in the world often fall into the trap of "things going against one's wishes", "cause and effect", "helplessness", "love and hate", and cannot be free.
Chen Xingchen's eyes lit up for a moment when he heard "Bailu Academy", but he quickly lowered his eyes to hide it.
He...can't leave Kyoto, at least not now.
The current emperor has only one son, and he is not sure what Chen Xingye's future will be. What he is sure of is that Jiang Jue cannot be allowed to enjoy the friendship of studying with the eldest prince since childhood.
Although his sister kept it from him, he knew in his heart that the Jiang family was not on good terms with his sister and uncle, and the emperor's attitude towards the northern border was also ambiguous. He needed to use his identity as Prince An to protect his sister and take revenge slowly!
His great uncle was unwilling to tell him about the enemy who had set fire to his grandfather's house and chased his grandfather to the north to kill his grandfather, and he didn't force him.
He knew clearly that one day, when he grew from a sapling into a towering tree like his great uncle, the secret would no longer be hidden from him.
He is looking forward to that day.
"Sister, the teachers in the Shangshufang are the most learned people in Daliang. How could Chen'er not like studying in the Shangshufang?"
Chen Xingchen smiled innocently and replied to Luo Xiaoran, then he changed the subject:
"How's my sister's search for a new martial arts master going?"
"Don't worry, we found them all according to your requirements. The accountant and the doctor also found some, and they are all handed over to you."
Luo Xiaoran's eyes flickered. Although Chen'er is young, he has already started to build his own power.
Zhao Xiaobing and his group, who were rescued at the beginning, were settled in Prince Yan's Mansion and eventually became Chen Xingchen's subordinates.
After arriving in Kyoto, Chen Xingchen was even more willing to take in orphans who were willing to follow him, and invited various masters to teach them different skills so that they could use them in the future.
In short, Chen Xingchen started to build his own personal guard team since arriving in Beijing.
Luo Xiaoran had also reflected on this. Chen Ji had the Northern Border Army, personal guards, and secret guards. Even Chen'er was cultivating his own power. Only she was like a commander without troops. Although she had some capable people, they had not formed a large scale.
It would have been fine if she had no money and power before, but now that she has wealth and status, why doesn't she recruit some people and form a force?
Luo Xiaoran thought about this question for three days and three nights, and finally got the answer.
Deep down in her heart, her current life is not what she really wants.
She did not want to get involved in the court affairs, and it was not her pursuit to control the country and change the situation. What she longed for most was a pastoral life.
Therefore, she did not form her own armed forces. The people who protected her were provided by Chen Ji. Even her business was mostly done with the help of Chen Ji's relationships and connections.
It seems that she depends on Chen Ji for survival.
——No!
Since she and Chen Ji have already fallen in love, Chen Ji's power is of course her power, and she has no psychological burden in using it.
If one day, this relationship breaks down, although she cannot match Chen Ji in terms of hard power, she also has ways to protect herself.
If Chen Ji betrayed her, she would just leave!
Then, the sky is high and the birds fly freely, the sea is wide and the fish jump freely~~
At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, who was far away in the northern border, suddenly sneezed for some unknown reason.
He glanced outside the tent thoughtfully, a hint of anxiety flashing through his mind. Why hadn't the reply letter arrived yet?