Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

"Go ahead." Without Jiang Xin by his side, Xie Ze always had a cold face, as if all his emotions had been taken away from his body, and he was always endlessly indifferent.

Fortunately, compared to his master's creepy gentleness, this subordinate was obviously more accustomed to Xie Ze. He lowered his head slightly and said respectfully:

"Your Highness, this Xu was originally a servant of Lord Jiang's mother's family. Lord Jiang's mother's family is the Su family, a merchant family in Luocheng. There is only one promising descendant in the family. Although he is a grandson, he is also very flattering.

When I learned that Madam Jiang was pregnant, I sent Xu here early, which was also a good thing for Madam Jiang."

The people below were all shrewd people. They knew that their master had taken a fancy to Young Master Jiang and was not on good terms with Young Master Jiang's stepmother. The Mrs. Jiang he was referring to was naturally the deceased, Young Master Jiang's biological mother.

Seeing that his master did not correct him, the subordinate lowered his head and continued:

"Not long after Xu arrived at the Jiang residence, she established a good relationship with Madam Jiang. Madam Jiang was born in a military family and had a straightforward personality. She was not as particular as other wives of officials. Also, because Xu had just given birth to a child, she was very close to her.

It is said that at that time, Madam Jiang and Xu were as close as sisters, and she had planned to go to the Su family in person after the birth to get Xu's indenture and return it to Xu. "

Xu had many acquaintances in Luo City, so these things were no secret and could be known with a little inquiry.

The servants who were familiar with Xu at that time thought that Xu was lucky to have caught the eye of Mrs. Jiang.

You know, in the Dali Dynasty, servants who signed a contract to sell themselves were completely different from servants who were just hired.

Once you sign the contract to sell yourself, you become a slave, and your sons and grandsons will have to be slaves as well.

Although people who signed a contract to sell themselves would be more valued and trusted by their masters than ordinary hired servants, who would be willing to let their children and grandchildren be slaves for the rest of their lives? If the master is unhappy and kills them, there would be no way to seek redress.

Mrs. Jiang said that she would return Xu's indenture contract to her. For Xu, this was a blessing of rebirth. It was really a stroke of luck!

Unfortunately, Mrs. Xu was not lucky enough, and Mrs. Jiang was even more unlucky. She passed away on the day of giving birth.

"After Madam Jiang passed away, the promise made at that time naturally became invalid. Xu continued to stay in the Jiang Mansion to take care of Young Master Jiang. Master Jiang was not familiar with the affairs of the backyard, and soon married his second wife, who was also a cousin of the Su family in Luocheng and the daughter of the Fu family.

At that time, Miss Fu became pregnant not long after she married into the Jiang family. In addition, Lord Jiang took a concubine, and there were many things to do in the mansion, so he neglected Young Master Jiang a lot.

It was not until Young Master Jiang was four years old that Miss Fu had established herself in the mansion and recovered. She then remembered Young Master Jiang and found an excuse to send Xu back to the Su family, so that her own people could take care of Young Master Jiang.

There doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with this. The Xu family is on good terms with the former Jiang family. Fu Xuerong is worried that Jiang Xin will threaten her son's position, so she wants to keep him in her own hands. Naturally, she has to drive Xu away and replace him with her own people.

But the problem lies precisely in Fu Xuerong's worry. When Jiang Xin was four years old, he was already a well-known mute in the capital. Even if he had more talent, he could not compete with Jiang Xingyu. Fu Xuerong could just let Xu continue to stay with Jiang Xin and gain a good reputation for herself. Why bother?

The subordinate also felt strange, and then as if he had thought of something, he added: “After Xu returned to the Su Mansion, he continued to work in the Su Mansion.

However, two years later, her husband discovered a dishonest servant who almost stole and sold a valuable vase that was treasured in Mr. Su's study.

Manager Xu had made a great contribution, so Master Su took charge and exempted their son from the indentureship, allowing their son to regain his freedom.

Their son is also smart. He learned a few words from the young master of the Su family when he was young. Now he works as the accountant of the Su family shop, which is a good job. "

"Where is that boy now?"

"It is said that he was beaten to death on the spot." This was the treatment of servants who signed an indentureship contract. Even if they were killed by their masters, the government had no right to intervene.

Xie Ze knocked on the table slowly and said calmly: "The Su family is also a wealthy family in Luocheng. There must be a lot of valuable things in the house. This idiot stole something else, but stole such a big vase. Is he afraid that others won't find it?"

The subordinate was stunned when he heard this, and asked tentatively: "What does the prince mean?"

It can be seen that Xu's mother has been taking good care of Ah Xin these days. She seems to be sincere to Ah Xin, but there is always a chance of something happening...

Doctor Xu said that there was nothing wrong with Ashin's throat and voice, and that his inability to speak was most likely caused by a major stimulus when he was young, but Ashin did not remember this.

Just because you don’t remember it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

What if it was when he was very young?

What if it was before he could remember anything?

Before Jiang Xin was four years old, the Jiang family had a lot of things going on, and there was a new mistress in the family. Almost no one paid attention to a child who had lost his support, so no one knew what happened to Jiang Xin...

"Investigate further. Investigate the servant who stole that year and the steward Xu. The presence of a thief in the Su Mansion is no small matter. There must have been many servants who saw the whole process. Investigate these two people, as well as Xu, carefully." Xie Ze stopped and slammed the table, saying in a grim tone.

"Yes!" The subordinate took the order and left.

Xie Ze withdrew his hand with a cold expression.

In his previous life, after he ascended the throne, those members of the Jiang family who had bullied Jiang Xin naturally did not have a good end.

In this life, Ah Xin is still alive. He originally planned to remove Jiang Zhengchu from his official position after the affair of Fu Yuquan was exposed, so that anyone who wanted to be promoted would be banned from the officialdom for life, and those who coveted the financial power of the Jiang family would end up with nothing, so that he could vent his anger.

But if Ah Xin's muteness since childhood is related to Fu Xuerong and the Su family, he will not let any of these perpetrators and bystanders go!

*

After the little tutor and a group of craftsmen worked day and night, the first batch of 3,000 glasswares were finally successfully fired within a month!

Although he hadn't had much rest for more than half a month, Jiang Xin didn't feel tired at all. He was particularly anxious to find Xie Ze with a sparkling glass pony in his hands, and said with sparkling eyes: "Give it to His Highness, I, I made it!"

Ever since he met His Highness, it has always been His Highness who has helped him and even gave him a very, very beautiful glass lamp. He has always wanted to give His Highness a gift.

His Highness's horse belongs to him. This little glass horse was made by him himself, who drew the blueprint, made the mold, and made the embryo himself, and then trimmed and fired it bit by bit.

"I hope, Your Highness, I like it!" Jiang Xin stretched out his hand and stared at Xie Ze eagerly, as if he was afraid of being rejected.

Although such beautiful colored glass products can be sold at a high price very quickly, Your Highness has so many colored glass workshops, so they are definitely not rare.

Moreover, he was just using the place and materials provided by His Highness to offer his services, so he felt a little nervous...

The moment Xie Ze saw the glass pony, he froze in place. The Ah Xin who was looking at him anxiously in front of him seemed to be the same Ah Xin who was lying in his arms and struggling to give the wooden horse to him in his previous life.

"Your Highness..." Jiang Xin saw that Xie Ze was slow to take the pony, and his ears drooped dejectedly. Just as he was about to take it back, he felt his hand lighten, and then he saw that Xie Ze had already placed the glass pony in his palm with care.

"Thank you, I like it very much." Xie Ze rubbed Jiang Xin's soft hair and said gently.

Jiang Xin also smiled, his eyes and eyebrows curved, and he was so happy that he couldn't help but tiptoe. His Highness liked his gift!

Xie Ze could no longer restrain himself, and subconsciously pulled the person into his arms, resting his chin on the other's forehead, and asked in a low voice: "Can you give me another one?"

Jiang Xin was a little dazed by this intimate and restrained hug. He was confused and shy. Before he could think about it, he heard Xie Ze's voice and responded subconsciously in confusion: "Ah?"

Xie Ze still maintained the same posture as before, and said gently: "I saw that you like wood carvings, so you want another wooden one. This time I don't want a pony, I want a cute puppy." Because Ashin was born in the year of the dog, he wanted to keep Ashin by his side forever.

As soon as the words fell, Xie Ze suddenly thought of something, and his voice suddenly lowered again, and he said with some resentment: "You have sent them to Lu Wuliang, but you have never sent them to me."

When he talked about this, he felt angry and wronged. Why did that guy let Ashin give him so many small wooden sculptures, but he didn't have any! In this life, the last life and the last two lives combined, he only had one small wooden horse, and he lost it because of his rebirth...

Although Xie Ze had secretly taken back all the wood carvings that he had given to Lu Wuliang, he was still unhappy, so he hugged him tighter and said with some grievance, "Is this okay?"

Jiang Xin: “…Okay.”

"I want a bigger one than the ones you gave to Lu Wuliang." Xie Ze's competitive spirit came up, and he began to make requests in a self-willed manner. After thinking about it, he felt that a big dog was not very convenient, so he said regretfully: "Forget it, let's just have a small dog. A small dog can be carried with you."

Jiang Xin: “…” Just now, I felt my nose was sore and wanted to hug His Highness, but suddenly I heard the name “Lu Wuliang”. I felt that the atmosphere suddenly changed and my nose was unblocked.

If Xie Ze knew that he missed such a good benefit because of his sudden jealousy, he would definitely... run to Lu's house in the middle of the night, put Lu Wuliang in a sack and beat him up.

"Your Highness!" Just when Jiang Xin was speechless about his Highness, Cen Huacai ran in excitedly. Seeing the two hugging each other, he was startled and quickly raised his hands to cover his eyes as if to make amends. He turned around neatly and said, "Sorry, I didn't see anything."

These two people didn't even close the door in broad daylight!

Xie Ze's arms were empty. He glanced at Jiang Xin who had retreated with a "whoosh". His face darkened and he shouted at Cen Huacai who had retreated to the door and acted like a quail: "That's enough! Come in!"

Cen Huacai walked in with his neck shrunk and his head lowered. He said without delay, "Your Highness, the two shops for selling colored glaze have been renovated. They are both in the busiest areas of the capital. When can we open for business?"

He said it in one breath without even taking a breath.

It's just this little thing... Xie Ze pulled a face and said sinisterly: "Let's do it on the 20th of this month."

“Uh…” Cen Huacai was about to accept the order and go out quickly, but when he heard that his prince seemed to have set the date casually, he was still a little hesitant, wondering whether he should remind his master.

"how?"

"The 20th of this month seems to be the fourth prince's wedding day." Cen Huacai said with some hesitation.

As colored glaze was an unprecedented and rare item, he had originally planned to hire someone to promote it well on the opening day. It would be best if it could cause a sensation throughout the city and become known to everyone. Only with this kind of hype could wealthy businessmen from the capital and even outside the capital flock to the store and offer a sky-high price.

Furthermore, the Wei family also has their own method of making colored glaze. Only if they spread the news of their colored glaze shop before the other party does everyone recognize their shop as theirs.

But if the shop is opened on the day of the Fourth Prince’s wedding, will he continue to build momentum or stop?

If they continued to build momentum, the news of the shop's opening would overshadow the Fourth Prince's wedding, which would be embarrassing for the Fourth Prince. But if they didn't build momentum, they would just give up such a good opportunity, and who knows, the Wei family's colored glaze shop might even overtake them...

"It doesn't matter, let's do it that day." Xie Ze waved his hand and looked at Cen Huacai impatiently, as if he was going to ask him to get out if he said one more word of nonsense.

“…Yes, I will do it right away.” Cen Huacai was a knowledgeable and interesting person. He took his leave quickly without being asked by His Highness.

I originally thought that the prince would consider the Fourth Prince for the Jiang family's sake, but now it seems that their prince's thoughts are really hard to figure out.

After kicking away the extra guy, Xie Ze was about to continue the warmth with his study partner, when he saw Jiang Xin blushing and lowering his head, gesturing anxiously: [Your Highness, I also have to go to the shop to prepare for something new, so I’ll take my leave first! ]

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xin ran away just like Cen Huacai.

The prince was really a little weird just now, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He, he needs to be sorted out!

Xie Ze: “…”

The embarrassing Cen Huacai!

Lu Wuliang who deserves a beating!

Cen Huacai and Lu Wuliang, who were angered, said: "..."

*

The Fourth Prince got married with 120 loads of betrothal gifts and all the officials came to congratulate him. Even compared with the wedding of the Emperor and Empress back then, it was no more than this.

Of course, such scenes and ceremonies only took place when the Fourth Prince married his principal wife. As a concubine, Jiang Daiyu naturally did not enjoy such glory.

One could even hear the sound of gongs and drums in the street ahead. Although the Jiang Mansion was also bustling, when Jiang Daiyu thought of the grand occasion of the Yongning Marquis Mansion at this time, she sat in her boudoir in a pink wedding dress, biting her lip tightly, still feeling unwilling.

But no matter how unwilling she was, there was nothing she could do. Her husband would not come home to greet her. She had to wait until the main wife entered before she could enter through the side door...

Contrary to Jiang Daiyu's reluctance, Jiang Xin was actually quite grateful.

As Jiang Daiyu's elder brother, he naturally cannot be absent today.

It happened that the shop opened today and was not far from the Jiang Mansion, so he went to the shop to take a look first, and only hurried back after making sure that there were no problems.

If Jiang Daiyu was the queen, she would have to go out earlier, and he might not have time to go to the shop.

Jiang Zhengchu was receiving guests in the front hall. When he saw his eldest son coming back from outside, sweating and exhausted, he became unhappy and scolded him in a low voice: "Today is your sister's wedding, why didn't you come back earlier and end up like this! Why don't you go back to your room and clean yourself up? You are embarrassing yourself!"

"Yes." Jiang Xin greeted him hurriedly, then trotted back to his room, intending to simply wash his face and change his clothes before going out to greet the guests with his father. However, when he opened the closet and saw the messed-up clothes and the obviously empty corner, he was stunned.