Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

Today is the big market at the beginning of the month. The streets are filled with small stalls. Those who have free time at home come out for a walk. Even if you don’t buy anything, it’s nice to go and see the excitement.

"Hey! Have you heard?" A small vendor was selling bamboo baskets and small toys. His business was not very good. He was bored, so he started chatting with his neighbor who also had a mediocre business.

"The eldest son of the Jiang family is not worthy of his reputation. His abilities are all exaggerated by the virtuous king who is obsessed with him, right? Who doesn't know this now?" The man next to him rolled his eyes, propped up his chin with one hand, dozed off, and replied lazily,

"It's so old news, it's boring."

"Oh no!" The vendor selling bamboo weaving tools shook the bamboo fan in his hand, approached the man, and said mysteriously, "I heard that the emperor gave the imperial edict to Mr. Jiang yesterday afternoon!"

"Is this true?!" The man next to him was finally aroused, and he asked excitedly, "Could it be that His Majesty heard about these two people and was furious, and punished them?"

"Where?!" The vendor saw that his gossip attracted the attention of passers-by, and his expression became more and more proud. He stopped pretending to be mysterious, put on the posture of a storyteller, cleared his throat, and said seriously:

"I have a familiar friend who works in the palace. He heard from him that the Emperor appreciated Young Master Jiang's talent. Not only did he not blame Jiang Xin, he also rewarded Young Master Jiang with a huge house!"

The people around him gathered around him and asked, "Your Majesty appreciates Young Master Jiang? Didn't you say that Young Master Jiang's abilities are all fake? It was Your Majesty who was blinded by lust and attributed other people's achievements to him? How can he still be appreciated by Your Majesty?"

The vendor became even more arrogant, put his hands on his hips, and snorted coldly:

"Who said that Master Jiang's ability is fake? Let me tell you, Master Jiang not only created beautiful things like Liuli with his own ability, but also improved the crossbows used by our Dali Dynasty army and developed the more lethal and powerful 'Tianji Crossbow'!"

"Wow!" Everyone's eyes widened, disbelief written all over their faces. This Mr. Jiang could even improve the military's weapons. Is this true? !

"Your Majesty's decree has been issued, how can it be false?"

"That means the previous rumors about Master Jiang being illiterate and relying on seducing the virtuous king to ascend to the throne are all false?"

"Of course it's fake! This Mr. Jiang can improve the military's weapons and make money by manufacturing colored glaze. He's such a popular guy, whoever wants to join him will have to treat him well. Why would he need to use his beauty to please him?"

"I don't think so." A man dressed as a scholar mixed into the crowd at some point, with his hands behind his back. When everyone looked at him, he put on an unfathomable attitude and said in a calm tone:

“Even if Jiang Xin does have some abilities, he still relies on the path paved for him by the wise king.

Don't forget, the wise king beat up the court official for him, and disobeyed the imperial order and left the palace without permission during the confinement. These are all facts. If you say that these two people are just a pure master and servant relationship, who would believe it? Anyway, I don't believe it! "

Everyone looked at each other. It was undeniable that what the man said made some sense. The wise king was indeed too good to this study companion. It was really abnormal. Otherwise, the rumor would not have spread so widely in an instant and so many people believed it.

This is the wise king, the legendary madman! I have never heard that he has a good face to anyone, and I heard that even His Majesty often gets humiliated by him.

But now, he is so caring towards his study partner, which is really suspicious no matter how you think about it...

The vendor was naturally unhappy when he saw that everyone's attention had shifted from him to the scholar. He immediately sneered and retorted:

"Even if the virtuous king's feelings for Mr. Jiang are not pure, they are both unmarried. If they truly love each other, what's wrong with that?"

"Ridiculous!" The scholar's face suddenly turned cold upon hearing this, and he shouted sternly: "Men are yang, and women are yin. From ancient times to the present, the harmony of yin and yang is the right way. The combination of long and yang is really despicable!

As the current prince, if the virtuous king gets involved with his study partner, it will go against the will of heaven and will only make people all over the world laugh at him!"

"Your Excellency, please do not represent the people of the world so casually." The vendor pulled the corner of his mouth and said coldly: "The virtuous king has made great military achievements. He has fought for our Dali Dynasty, recovered lost territory, and saved countless people on the border. Young Master Jiang is also a young and promising man. He has improved weapons and made our soldiers even more powerful.

If they are truly in love and willing to risk the world's disapproval to stay together, even though I am just an ordinary person, I would be the first to raise my hands and bless them."

"You, you unruly commoner, you are really..." The scholar was obviously annoyed by the vendor's sharp words. He pointed at the other party with a trembling finger and wanted to curse him, but he felt that it was really beneath his dignity to debate with such an ignorant person.

After saying "you" for a long time without being able to come up with a clear answer, the vendor narrowed his eyes and said unceremoniously: "But since you despise the virtuous king so much, I will definitely convey your opinion to my friend next time I meet him."

"...What nonsense are you talking about?!" The scholar's face suddenly changed, and he said angrily: "When did I ever say that I looked down on the virtuous king?"

The vendor looked surprised: "Didn't you say that yourself? You said that there must be something fishy between the virtuous king and Master Jiang, and that Long Yang's relationship was despicable. If they got together, the world would laugh at them. I'm sure you are one of the people you mentioned, right?"

Scholar: "..."

After saying that, the vendor asked the people watching nearby: "Do you think my analysis is correct? Or do you think that what the scholar said is right?"

"..." Everyone looked at the tense situation between the two men, and then remembered what the vendor had just said, and hurriedly distanced themselves from the scholar:

"Don't represent me, sir. I don't think there is anything wrong between the virtuous king and Mr. Jiang, and I will never laugh at the virtuous king who has made outstanding contributions."

What's wrong with this scholar? Why did he just casually include them?

Not to mention that the relationship between the virtuous king and Mr. Jiang is still uncertain. Even if it is confirmed, it is the business of His Royal Highness the virtuous king. His Majesty hasn't said anything yet. How dare they laugh at that evil god? They are not qualified to laugh!

Besides, the vendor's words were reasonable. The virtuous king had made so many contributions, and Young Master Jiang was indeed talented and knowledgeable. Gender aside, these two were indeed a match made in heaven.

They are not married, and even if they love each other, it doesn't hurt anyone else. They can just stay together, and it has nothing to do with them.

Thinking of this, everyone began to express their opinions, removing themselves from the ranks of the "people of the world" mentioned in the book. I hope that when the vendor chats with his friends, he will not include them in the list!

"I like men to begin with, and they are definitely not among the people in the world that you mentioned. If the virtuous king and Mr. Jiang really get together openly, they will be my role models. I will admire them, so why would I laugh at them?"

"Me, me, me! Even though I have a wife and children, and I don't like men, I admire your courage and self-responsibility, so I won't laugh at you!"

"And me, and me! I am already in my seventies and eighties, and I have let go of everything. How could I laugh at Your Highness for such a small matter? You scholar, please stop talking nonsense!"

"..."

"Sir, it seems that you don't represent many people in the world!" The street vendor looked at the scholar and said with a forced smile.

"You..." The scholar was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he was also frightened by the man's words that he would tell the wise king. He held it in for a long time, and finally uttered: "It's totally unreasonable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scholar didn't dare to stay any longer. He just ran out with his head down, as if he was afraid of being recognized.

There is no way. The wise king is a madman. Who dares to say bad things about him?

The vendor lost the crowd and snorted coldly, finally feeling relieved.

What he hated most in his life were these hypocritical scholars. They had no other abilities but were used to using the so-called propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame to oppress and force others. His eldest sister was killed by such a shameless scholar.

So much so that now when he sees such people, he can't help but confront them to vent his anger.

Today is another day of great victory.

The vendor was feeling smug in his heart. The people who had just gathered around him did not leave. When they saw the unsociable scholar leave, they came closer and asked the vendor, "Can you tell us more about the reward His Majesty gave to Young Master Jiang? You haven't even finished telling us yet!"

"Is that so?" The vendor hesitated for a moment and said with some embarrassment, "But I still have to do business! I've been setting up my stall for such a long time today, but it's not open yet!"

"..."

"I'll buy a bamboo basket!"

"I'll buy one too, tell me quickly!"

"Three cents each, thank you for your patronage!" The vendor smiled from ear to ear as he collected money and told stories. In his heart, he was even more grateful to the wise king and his wife for bringing him such a big business.

That’s right, no matter what others think, he will be the number one supporter of King Xian and Young Master Jiang from now on, and no one can compete with him for it!

While people were gathered together in a lively gathering here, similar conversations were also happening in many other places, spreading at the fastest speed in the bustling market.

Yuan Jiang stood in a dark corner, listening to the people on the street praising and flattering Jiang Xin, as if they were praising him as the God of Literature from heaven.

As for the unclear relationship between him and Xie Ze, because of the previous wave of misunderstandings, everyone became more tolerant towards them.

It's as if, since these two are both young and promising, they are a perfect match, and it doesn't matter whether they are male or female.

"boom!"

Yuan Jiang kicked over the wooden cart next to him and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a gloomy face.

After planning for so long, I ended up making things difficult for Jiang Xin... His luck is always so good, why, why!!!

Yuan Jiang took a deep breath, turned around and left the market without saying a word.

It doesn’t matter. There is still a long time to come. He will eventually find the flaw of this loser and make these two people repeat the same mistake.

*

Compared to Yuan Jiangze, who worked hard but gained nothing, there was also a group of people who wanted to take advantage of the situation and add insult to injury, and they also suffered backlash.

The Wei family spent thousands of taels of silver to urgently renovate the two luxurious glass shops, and opened them quickly while Jiang Xin was notorious, hoping to quickly gain a foothold and replace the Xian Wang's glass shop.

Who would have thought that the wind direction would change overnight...

Jiang Xin became an all-knowing and all-powerful genius, and the colored glaze he made was imbued with the aura of Wenquxing. Everyone flocked to the two shops of the Xianwang family. Even if they couldn't afford to buy, they would just take a look.

As for the newly opened shop of the Wei family, except for the officials who came in to save the Fourth Prince's face and took a look, they actually...

Nobody cares.

The money invested was wasted without even a sound, although these several thousand taels of silver were nothing to the Wei family.

But I watched helplessly as my own business slipped away from me, twice, twice!

It is conceivable how bad the mood of the Fourth Prince and the Wei family was.

Looking at the deserted shop, the Fourth Prince was so angry that he smashed a glass vase that was put out for show, and said bitterly: "The previous rumors must have been directed and acted by that bastard Xie Ze!

Now Jiang Xin's reputation has completely reversed, and he has even been praised for his discerning eye. However, this has caused me to not only lose a large sum of money, but also become a complete joke!"

"Your Highness, calm down." Wei Daxueshi looked at the Fourth Prince's angry look with some displeasure, and sighed, "That rumor should not have been spread by Xie Ze, otherwise, with Jiang Xin's merits, it would be impossible for him to be only granted a house.

Your Majesty must still be dissatisfied with what happened between the two of them, so he gave Jiang Xin some insignificant rewards. "

"Who is that? Who wants to harm me?" The Fourth Prince was almost mad with rage. Things had not been going well for him during this period of time, and even his father had become increasingly dissatisfied with him. Now who was playing tricks behind his back?

If he were to find it, he would never let that bastard go!

*

Just when the Fourth Prince hated the person behind the scenes and tried every means to find him, the people in Prince Xian's Mansion were also discussing who wanted to deal with them.

Originally, Xie Ze and Jiang Xin both thought that the Fourth Prince was behind all this, but Jiang Liangcai's visit gave Xie Ze a new idea.

"You mean, the second prince kidnapped you last night and extended an olive branch to you?" Xie Ze looked at Jiang Liangcai with a strange expression, as if he was trying hard to find out what other outstanding qualities this man had besides flattery.

Jiang Liangcai also knew his own limitations, and said rather awkwardly: "Actually, it's not appropriate to say that the Second Prince recruited me. It should be the counselor beside him who seemed to be eager for me to join the Second Prince's army."

He has always been good at observing people's words and expressions, especially in a situation like last night, he did not dare to be careless at all. After returning home last night, he repeatedly pondered the expressions and actions of the Second Prince when he spoke to him.

Then he found that the Second Prince did not seem to pay much attention to him, but the counselor beside the Second Prince kept reminding him to recruit him.

Xie Ze raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and he showed some rare interest: "What does that person look like? Do you still remember him?"