Chapter 925: The Unlearned Young Master 26
Chapter 925: The Unlearned Young Master 26
It took three years for the craftsmen hired by Yun Yi to finally build a garden against the mountain according to the drawings he gave.
The gardens are magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings, and the furnishings and decorations are all exquisite. Walking in it, you will see a new scene at every step.
Looking up, you can see the mountains hidden in the clouds in the distance, looming.
After the garden was built, Mei Yuan and Yun Zhi officially moved in to live.
As for Yun Wen, he has been in Beijing.
After all, he couldn't bear to give up his fourth-rank official position. Yun Yi traveled around and bought a property thousands of miles away from his home and ancestral home to live in for a long time. In his opinion, this was still not a proper job.
Yun Yi didn't argue with him too much. He just didn't want to take the imperial examination to become an official. It was good for him to be free like now.
However, Yun Yi still stays in Beijing for two or three months a year.
Luobai Bookstore is still in Beijing. It has a shopkeeper who runs the business on a daily basis, but he still needs to look at the account books himself and come up with some ideas for activities to promote marketing.
The bookstore's business has always been good because all the books printed are rare classics and their prices are higher than ordinary books, so it cannot be said that they have taken away the business of other bookstores.
In addition, with the reputation of Princess Luo Xuan here, the bookstore will not be bullied even if Yun Yi is not in the capital.
But Luo Xuan seems to be very busy these days. The owner said that she hasn't been to the bookstore for several months.
Hearing that Yun Yi had returned to Beijing, Luo Xuan took a day off and came to the bookstore to find him.
"You don't know, I've been so busy lately that I only sleep two or three hours a day." Luo Xuan said, and poured herself a cup of strong tea.
Ever since Rong Sheng was killed by horse bandits, Luo Xuan has never found a husband or married.
But I heard that there are many handsome young men in the princess's mansion. Of course, this is just "hearsay".
"No matter what you are busy with, your health is the most important thing."
Luo Xuan chuckled twice, moved closer to Yun Yi and said, "I'm only telling you this, don't tell anyone else."
Yun Yi raised his eyebrows slightly. Before he could say anything, Luo Xuan said, "My royal brother's people have found the treasure hidden by the Yue Kingdom's royal family. These days, I'm leading people to dig out the treasure and sort it out."
"The treasure of the Yue royal family? But isn't Yue country deserted? How did Your Highness the Crown Prince find the treasure?" Yun Yi asked in feigned surprise.
"It's a coincidence. A few days ago, there was heavy rain in Lucheng for several days in a row. The heavy rain left mud and rocks on the mountain. A woodcutter found a jade bracelet in the mud while chopping wood in the mountain."
Luo Xuan continued, "The woodcutter took the jade bracelet to sell. The pawnshop owner noticed that the bracelet was a century old and suspected the woodcutter had stolen it from an ancient tomb, so he reported it to the authorities."
Originally thought it was just a tomb robber, but unexpectedly, when the government officials went to search, they didn't find any bodies, but instead found a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.
Luo Ming happened to be on a secret visit in Lucheng at that time, so he naturally knew about this matter.
But since that place is not an ancient tomb, why were so many treasures dug out for no reason?
Soon, Luo Ming thought of Rong Sheng's attempt to use the treasure hidden by the Yue royal family to recruit soldiers and rebel.
Lucheng is only a few hundred miles away from the original capital of Yue State, so the treasures left by the Yue royal family should be there.
"I never thought there would be such a magical thing."
Yun Yi was amazed and curiously asked Luo Xuan what kind of treasure had been sent out.
When the Lucheng government officials went up the mountain to dig for treasure, many local people knew about it. However, after Luo Ming found out, he asked someone to control it so that it did not spread widely.
But it wasn't a secret after all, so it was okay for Luo Xuan to tell Yun Yi.
"By the way, I heard that you have completed the construction of your villa on the southwest mountain. When would it be convenient for me to go and see it?" After talking about the treasure of Yue Kingdom, Luo Xuan curiously asked about Yun Yi.
"As long as the princess is willing to go, she is welcome at any time."
Luo Xuan smiled with satisfaction when she heard this. She and Yun Yi used to be classmates. Later they opened a bookstore together. He also advised her to take the imperial examination and saw that her talent and knowledge were not inferior to those students.
If it weren't for Yun Yi, she might still be a woman in the harem.
After Rong Sheng was discovered to be plotting treason, she was loved by her father, the emperor, her mother, the empress, and her brother, and married the "true love" they had chosen for her, and lived the same life as when she married Rong Sheng.
She has always had special feelings for Yun Yi.
But she knew that this kind of feeling was not the love between men and women.
To be precise, she yearns for more from Yun Yi.
I yearn for his free and easy nature, and his freedom.
Yun Yi was her first encounter with the appearance of 'freedom'.
But she knew that even if she were given the same freedom as Yun Yi, she would not want it.
She wanted more freedom in her own hands.
For example, contact with the imperial court, touching power, and enjoying the ultimate freedom that power brings...
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Yun Yi stayed in Beijing for more than two months this time. As Mei Yuan's birthday was approaching, he headed to the southwest with the birthday gift he had prepared for her.
Now Luo Ming and his friends have believed that what is in Lucheng is the Yue royal treasure, so he can consider developing the gold mine next.
In order to forge such a "Yue Kingdom Royal Treasure" and make Luo Ming and others believe that it was real, he invested a lot of real silver, money and jewelry. Naturally, he had to dig out the gold as soon as possible to fill such a big hole.
Before leaving, Yun Yi asked Yun Wen if he was willing to go to the southwest with him, but Yun Wen still refused.
Half a year after Yun Yi returned to the southwest, news came from the capital that Yun Wen's new concubine had given birth to a son.
Yun Zhi and Yun Yi now have a half-brother.
"Is Dad planning to train this kid to take the imperial examination?" This was Yun Zhi's first thought after receiving the news.
You should know that more than two years ago, after Yun Yi formally refused Yun Wen to continue the scientific research, Yun Wen refused to eat or drink for three days and three nights and threatened to commit suicide.
Although Yun Yi did not compromise and agree in the end, this shows how important the imperial examination is in Yun Wen's heart.
"Maybe. Let him do whatever he wants. Don't pay any attention to him."
Anyway, I would rather die than let my friend die. As long as you don't force him to take the imperial examination, whoever you want can take it.
Yun Wen is just over 40 years old this year. If he takes good care of himself and trains him for another 20 or 30 years, there will be no problem. Maybe he can really train a top scholar.
But this has nothing to do with them. From now on, Yun Yi will just enjoy the rest of his life with his mother and sister in this paradise on earth.
Of course, the more gold you dig out of this gold mine, the better. Who would complain about having too much money?
RPAGF