latelenovela Chapter 365
Chapter 365
Your Majesty, Prince An requests an audience! Before Zhu Jingchen could figure out why, the high-pitched voice of the little eunuch rang out again from outside the door.Let him in at once. Hearing that Xu Heming had arrived, Zhu Jingchen tossed aside all other thoughts. After all, Xu Heming had gone to Mount Wangxian, and his arrival now meant there must be news from there.
At this thought, Zhu Jingchen stood up in excitement. A fine iron ore mine! If it were true, their Lannuo Kingdom would definitely be able to shake off the title of the most declining nation.
As soon as Xu Heming walked into the Imperial Study, he saw Zhu Jingchen looking at him with an excited expression.
This humble subject greets Your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live Your Majesty! Xu Heming first bowed to Zhu Jingchen.
Just as he was about to kneel, Zhu Jingchen rushed over, supported Xu Heming's arms, and asked anxiously, Oh my, what time is it now, why are you still bothering with these empty formalities? Tell me quickly, did you find something?
Congratulations, Your Majesty. A large amount of fine iron ore has indeed been discovered on Mount Wangxian, Xu Heming said with absolute certainty.
Good! Good! Heaven truly blesses our Lannuo Kingdom! Zhu Jingchen was overjoyed.
Now, during his reign, the Lannuo Kingdom had discovered not only a gold mine but also a fine iron ore mine.
He could already imagine that from now on, their Lannuo Kingdom would undoubtedly grow more and more prosperous.
Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations! Eunuch Liu also quickly knelt down and said.
Congratulations, Your Majesty! The other eunuchs in the Imperial Study all knelt down one after another to offer their congratulations to Zhu Jingchen.
Dispense with the formalities! Zhu Jingchen was in a great mood, and his tone was much more amiable.
Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is to dispatch more manpower to handle the iron mine. It seems few people go deep into those mountains, and we should secure and protect the area, Xu Heming looked at Zhu Jingchen and said.
Oh, Old Xu, you do not need to ask me about this. Just arrange the manpower and get it done. With you handling things, what do I have to worry about? Zhu Jingchen said with a smile. He truly trusted Xu Heming from the bottom of his heart.
Your Majesty, but the personnel at Heping County were already arranged by this subject. If I also handle this side... Xu Heming thought to himself. The people sent to the gold mine were already his men; if he arranged the personnel for the iron mine as well, would the Emperor not worry about him harboring disloyal intentions?
At this thought, Xu Heming felt a bit of panic in his heart.
One must know that occupying such a high position, the more one does, the greater the danger.
The Emperor trusted him today, but what if one day he did not?
It matters not. Go ahead and do it with peace of mind. If anyone dares to gossip, I will pull out their tongue! Zhu Jingchen rolled his eyes inwardly. Xu Heming found dealing with people troublesome enough as it was; he would never want to sit on this supreme throne.
Besides, he understood the principle of not doubting the people you use, and not using the people you doubt.
This subject will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty! Seeing that Zhu Jingchen truly had no ulterior motives, Xu Heming breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if someone else were to handle this matter, he might not feel completely at ease either.
This was, after all, related to the future of their Lannuo Kingdom.
Your Majesty, the Grand Princess requests an audience! Before the two could finish their conversation, the little eunuch's voice rang out again from outside.
Hurry and invite my Imperial Sister in. Zhu Jingchen still had quite a bit of affection for the Grand Princess.
However, he was a bit puzzled. Regarding the incident where the Grand Princess's granddaughter went missing last time, did his sister not say she would handle it herself?
Could she be here for something else today?
Thinking about how his Imperial Sister had joyfully welcomed a little granddaughter, Zhu Jingchen lightly patted his forehead.
He had actually forgotten to bestow a title upon that little granddaughter.
Greetings, Your Majesty! The Grand Princess had not expected Xu Heming to be in the Imperial Study as well. She gave a slightly awkward smile first, but still bowed to Zhu Jingchen.
Imperial Sister, please dispense with the formalities. Zhu Jingchen quickly helped the Grand Princess up.
Grand Princess! Xu Heming also bowed to her.
I wonder if Imperial Sister has entered the palace today for a specific matter? Zhu Jingchen looked at the Grand Princess with some confusion and asked.
Your Majesty, look at this. The Grand Princess took a stone out of her pocket. However, as she took it out, she glanced at Xu Heming, who was standing to the side, her eyes somewhat obscure and unreadable.
Your Majesty, should this subject excuse himself first? Xu Heming thought that perhaps the Grand Princess had something to say to the Emperor in private, so he offered proactively.
Zhu Jingchen did not reply; he just looked at the somewhat familiar stone.
Imperial Sister, where did this come from? Zhu Jingchen looked at the familiar iron ore in his hand, feeling an uncontrollable surge of excitement in his heart. Could it be that the Lannuo Kingdom had a second iron mine?
The Grand Princess looked at Prince An beside her and then said, Speaking of which, Prince An probably knows where this came from. This was given to Nuonuo as a gift by the Heir of Prince An.
As she said this, the Grand Princess looked Prince An up and down, wondering to herself: this Prince An looks so cold, did he treat other little girls like this when he was young too?
But previously, she had not heard that Prince An and Princess An had a very good relationship. Now that Prince An was about to marry a second wife, she wondered if his temperament would change a bit.
Qingshi gave this? Zhu Jingchen held the iron ore, gestured with it a bit, and finally positioned it into the shape of a heart.
Not going to lie, Qingshi has a pretty good eye. Looking at it like this, it is actually quite beautiful, Zhu Jingchen teased Xu Heming.
At this moment, Xu Heming only felt his face flush red with embarrassment, cursing inwardly at that brat, Xu Qingshi.
Your Majesty, have you not noticed that this stone... the Grand Princess said, her face looking as if she were hesitating to speak.
She thought to herself that this must be iron ore, but she could not openly ask Prince An about such a thing.
However, perhaps she could ask the Emperor.
Zhu Jingchen had not expected such a coincidence. Originally, he had planned to keep this matter a secret for now, but to think this stone had actually been delivered right in front of the Grand Princess.
Haha, this stone is indeed unique; it is even shaped like a heart. Old Xu, it seems your son is more promising than you. He already knows how to pick a wife at such a young age, Zhu Jingchen laughed it off.
Xu Heming did not know how to respond to Zhu Jingchen for a moment, so he simply lowered his head and stayed silent.
Your Majesty, what I mean is, the color of this stone is not right, the Grand Princess reminded him again, thinking to herself that Xu Heming was not saying a word—could it be that he planned to conceal what he knew?
If it were pink, Nuonuo would definitely like it more, Zhu Jingchen continued.
He just refused to steer the conversation toward the possibility that this stone was iron ore.
After all, with this matter, one more person knowing meant one more layer of risk.
Prince An, if this Princess guesses correctly, this should be iron ore, right? Seeing that the Emperor was not following her lead, the Grand Princess quickly turned to Xu Heming and interrogated him.
Xu Heming also had not expected the Grand Princess to ask him so directly.
Xu Heming did not speak; he merely looked at Zhu Jingchen. After all, the Emperor's attitude just now made it obvious that he did not want the Grand Princess to know.