northernbook Chapter 235 The 4th Prince Changed His Name
Chapter 235 The 4th Prince Changed His Name
After leaving the capital of Ye State, Shi Lidie did not return directly to the capital of Dayin Dynasty, but headed south.
She and Wen Tan disguised themselves, asked the system to exchange two disguise masks, and changed into men's clothes directly. Along the way, no one suspected that they were disguised as women.
When they reached the south of Ye State, they tried to find a way to leave Ye State and arrive at Dayin Dynasty.
The place they arrived at happened to be Shi Lidie's fiefdom, in Qingping County.
She contacted Chen Zhao.
Since they formulated the economic warfare plan three years ago, Chen Zhao, a former official from the Ministry of Revenue, was just the right person for the job, so he was stationed in Princess Yun'an's fiefdom for a long time, taking charge of economic warfare matters.
Therefore, after Shi Lidie came back, she contacted Chen Zhao first, and then Chen Zhao sent someone to take her to the princess's mansion in the fiefdom.
This princess's mansion was also built at the order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Dayin Dynasty.
Since it was Shi Lidie's fief, how could she not have a place to live? So an order was issued to build a princess's mansion, which was completely comparable to the scale of the princess's mansion in the capital, so that Shi Lidie would live comfortably.
In this way, Shi Lidie settled down in her own fiefdom in the shortest time possible.
Ye Honghui was also imprisoned in the princess's mansion.
Shi Lidie only ordered people to deliver food and drink to Ye Honghui every day to ensure that he would not starve to death. No one cared what the prince of Ye State thought.
Logically speaking, Ye Honghui had food and drink, and his life was safe, so he should have lived a good life here, but what made him miserable was that no one talked to him.
The person in charge of guarding him ignored him. No matter what he asked, he seemed to be deaf and could not hear anything. And the person who brought him food would just put down the food and leave without staying any longer.
People need to communicate.
Although Ye Honghui didn't have many friends when he was in Ye State, at least he still maintained communication with people every day, which was within the normal social circle. But when he came here, he felt like an imprisoned, soulless puppet.
It was fine in the short term, but after a long time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he pestered the guards every day:
"I want to see your master here, take me to see him!"
He begged the guard for a long time before the guard relayed his words to Shi Lidie:
"Princess, the fourth prince of Ye State wants to see you."
"It's time, bring him here." Shi Lidie said.
Soon, Ye Honghui was brought to Shi Lidie. The first time he saw Shi Lidie, he felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember her for a while, so he just asked:
"Excuse me, young lady, why did you arrest me? And where is this place?"
Shi Lidie smiled and said:
"This is the Great Yin Dynasty, Qingping County, the fiefdom of Princess Yun'an."
With just one sentence, the Fourth Prince knew her identity and was immediately surprised:
"You are Princess Yun'an!"
"Yes!" Shi Lidie nodded.
"Why did you bring me here?" Ye Honghui asked.
"Before, in the capital of Ye State, the princess's mansion was recruiting carpenters. I saw that the fourth prince was very talented in inventions, and I felt that a talent like you should not die with those termites in Ye State, so I took the initiative to bring you back." Shi Lidie said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Ye Honghui frowned.
Shi Lidie picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip of tea, and then nodded at Ye Honghui:
"Don't be so nervous, Your Highness the Fourth Prince. Have a sip of tea first and we'll talk slowly. This year's tea is very good."
"Please don't keep us in suspense, Princess." Ye Honghui said sternly.
"Okay, then I'll tell you that Ye State is about to perish." Shi Lidie dropped a bombshell, "I've been back in Qingping County for almost two months. Calculating the time, the Pei family army of the Dayin Dynasty should have occupied at least seven cities in Ye State on the northwest border; the Tiger Wing Army in the south should have also occupied at least three cities."
"How could this happen?" Ye Honghui couldn't believe it.
He stared at Shi Lidie for a long time, and the memory in his mind slowly revived. He remembered that he seemed to have seen Princess Yun'an somewhere:
"Han Mo Ning Xiang Study, that booklet... the booklet that killed the fifth brother and caused the crown prince and the second prince to be exiled to the imperial mausoleum, was given to me by you!"
"It seems that you remembered it." Shi Lidie smiled.
"The chaos in the Ye Kingdom's royal family started with that book." Ye Honghui laughed sarcastically, "So, all those things in Ye Kingdom's capital were manipulated by Princess Yun'an behind the scenes! It was you who took advantage of the fight between the crown prince and the second prince, took advantage of me, took advantage of the fifth prince, and even took advantage of my father!"
"So what?" Shi Lidie asked back.
"How stupid! Why didn't anyone suspect you at that time?" Ye Honghui blamed himself.
"Maybe it's because from father to son, from monarch to minister, you are all the same, the same pride and conceit. None of you take me, a princess who is married to a foreign country, seriously. So in the end, it was me who disrupted your Ye Kingdom." Shi Lidie replied.
"Then should I thank the princess for sparing my life and not letting me die or become disabled like my other brothers?" Ye Honghui said sarcastically.
"You're welcome. I value talent, too." Shi Lidie seemed to not understand and refused to listen.
"you……"
"Fourth Prince, there is no need to be so angry. You have no feelings for the Ye Kingdom royal family. Isn't it a good thing that I brought you out?" Shi Lidie asked back, "Your mother was born in a humble family. She was just a palace maid. She was defiled by your father and gave birth to you. Even after giving birth to you, she did not get a promotion, but died of depression. You have not been well received or valued since you were a child. Everyone says you are a coward, but little do they know that this is your protective color."
When Ye Honghui saw Shi Lidie mentioning his background, he was silent for a while.
Then, Shi Lidie spoke again:
"You have a great talent for inventions and creations. When you work in the Ministry of Industry, you are always able to bring forth new ideas. Many of your creative ideas and thoughts come from you, but you let those people in the Ministry of Industry take away your credit."
"First, you know you can't win; second, you have to hide your weakness so as not to be feared by other brothers."
"Fourth Prince, do you still have a sense of belonging to Ye State?"
"You have a father who doesn't value you and despises you, you have a group of brothers who look down on you and bully you, you have a group of colleagues who despise you and take credit for your work. You are in such a bad environment, why should you worry about it?"
"I value talent and cannot bear to see you, a prince, die for your country after the fall of Ye State, so I brought you out in advance. If you are willing, I can give you a chance. You can change your name and stay in my fiefdom and continue to do your old job."
"I wonder what you think?"
Ye Honghui looked at Shi Lidie for a long while, and finally smiled sadly:
"Princess, you're right. I don't really feel like I belong in Ye State. I rent my mansion, and my monthly salary is often in arrears. I have to find a job to make a living. I don't look like a prince at all."
"Thank you, Princess, for sparing my life out of your appreciation for my talent and not letting me die with that group of people. From today on, Ye Honghui, the fourth prince of Ye State, is dead."
"My mother said that when I was born, it was a night full of stars, so she gave me a nickname, Xinghe. From today on, I will take my mother's surname, Zhu Xinghe."