Chapter 670, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping
Chapter 670, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping
Yinzhen's lips curled up slightly, revealing an obvious smile. His gaze fell on Lin Jiu's helpless face, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction and peace welled up in his heart.
It was as if only at this moment could he truly feel the real existence of everything around him.
He stretched out his right hand, gently took the reins from Lin Jiu's hand, then flicked his wrist, squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and shouted: "Giddy up..." As the shout rang out, the horse beneath him galloped off like an arrow.
Lin Jiu wanted to say something, but as soon as she opened her mouth, a mouthful of cold air rushed in, causing her to cough involuntarily.
She quickly shut her mouth, and at the same time, her hands moved swiftly, without hesitation pinching the arm that Yinzhen was tightly hugging her slender waist, and then twisting and squeezing it...
Yinzhen couldn't help but gasp, letting out a soft hiss...
However, even though he felt a sharp pain in his hand, Yinzhen's smile grew even brighter, as if he didn't care about the pain at all.
Seeing this, Lin Jiu couldn't help but glare at him fiercely, muttering to herself: What a lunatic!
Hearing Yinzhen's hearty laughter and seeing the two of them riding away on a fast horse, everyone else in the room felt a pang of envy for the couple's close relationship.
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Princess Minmin, daughter of Prince Suwan Guwalgiya, was standing not far away, her eyes fixed on the figures of Yinzhen and Lin Jiu as they walked away, her eyes filled with longing.
Finally, unable to contain her curiosity, she turned to the maid beside her and asked softly, "Who are those two people?"
It turned out that this maid had been following Minmin Gege around, and she had also seen Yinzhen himself when Yinzhen and his entourage passed by.
Compared to Princess Minmin who knew nothing about Yinzhen, this maid had obviously heard about him before and knew a little about him.
So she respectfully replied, "Your Highness, that is the newly appointed Prince Fu by His Majesty—the Ninth Prince Yin Tang; and the one riding alongside him should be Prince Fu's only wife, Lady Dong E."
Upon hearing this, Minmin was taken aback, and then her longing and envy were almost palpable on her face. A lifelong, monogamous love! Who wouldn't love such a legendary love? Minmin naturally wanted to find such a husband as well.
Thinking of tonight's banquet, Minmin's eyes sparkled. If Prince Fu could be faithful to one person for life, then it's possible for the Emperor's other princes to be as well!
Leaving aside what Minmin was thinking, let's talk about Yinzhen. That's right, not long ago, Yinzhen gained Emperor Kangxi's favor by presenting cement and glass, and was eventually granted the honor of being named Prince Fu!
When Lin Jiu first heard this title, his first reaction was that the old man probably thought that he had bestowed it upon Yinzhen as a lucky star!
As it turned out, Lin Jiu's plan was correct, but she was wrong about one thing: the "Fu" character was actually meant for her by Emperor Kangxi, and he knew exactly what kind of person the Ninth Prince was.
During this period, not only was smallpox detected, but also things like cement and glass that enriched the national treasury. It was clear that it wasn't Yinzhen. After investigation, it turned out not to be him, but Lin Jiu, who was hiding behind Yinzhen.
Kangxi initially disliked this daughter-in-law, because Lin Jiu's existence, which made his son choose only one woman out of a thousand, reminded him of his father back then.
He was unhappy, but he had already hit and scolded his son, but his son wouldn't change his mind and was determined to marry only Dong E Shi. What could he do?
We can only let it go, out of sight, out of mind. Luckily, the Ninth Prince isn't the Crown Prince, otherwise that would be a real headache!
Now his laissez-faire attitude has yielded good results. Sure enough, he still has the keen eye to find talent and has actually found such a lucky star for Lao Jiu!
However, the Dong E clan was already a prominent family. Dong E Qishi and his two sons had already been promoted by Kangxi while assisting Yinzhen in his research. Kangxi was unwilling to promote them further, as he always valued balance. Therefore, he directly bestowed titles upon his own sons, since the couple were essentially one entity.
Lin Jiu: "..." Old Deng, you really are something else!
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