After swapping bodies with the princess, this prince slaughtered his way through the court and becam

Marquis Anren's face immediately turned ugly.

Surely you can't say he's short-sighted and greedy for money?

At the time, the Empress was enjoying great favor, and he took advantage of this to control the salt mines and gain numerous benefits.

Now that the empress has fallen out of favor, he craves financial gain even more and fears losing the salt mine.

The Empress has already fallen out of favor. If he loses the salt mine as well, the Zhang family will truly have nothing left.

Thinking of this, Marquis Anren then mocked Ren Jingxing:

"He's just a playboy who frequents brothels; he has no idea about the cruelty of the imperial court!"

Ren Jingxing straightened his chest and said righteously:

"I assure you, as long as Marquis Anren expresses his willingness to relinquish his private salt mining operations, Her Majesty the Empress will immediately restore her former favor!"

What guarantees do you have?

Ren Jingxing held up the silver note in his hand:

"Five thousand taels of silver!"

"My lord, you've already reached a dead end. Having these five thousand taels of silver is better than having nothing at all, isn't it?"

Marquis Anren stared intently at Ren Jingxing, trying to see fear in his eyes.

However, Ren Jingxing met his gaze without hesitation, his eyes filled with clarity.

Marquis Anren stared for a moment, then snatched the silver note from Ren Jingxing's hand.

"Uncle Fu, hand over all the salt certificates from the manor to Young Master Ren and see the guests out!"

"yes!"

After Ren Jingxing left, Marquis Anren stood at the door, watching Ren Jingxing's departing figure.

The rumors in the capital are wrong; the heir of the Marquis of Xuanwei is actually a man of great hidden talent!

After seeing Ren Jingxing off, Steward Fu Bo came up behind Marquis Anren and leaned down to ask:

"My lord, these nobles want to help His Majesty implement the salt and iron monopoly; they want to tie you to their cause!"

Marquis Anren's gaze was profound:

"Hmph, wouldn't I also like to tie them to us?"

Three days after Wang Xiang was dismissed, the court still had not selected a new prime minister.

Moreover, there has been no news of the salt and iron industry being converted from private to monopolistic ownership.

Ren Jingxing sighed.

It seems that Marquis Anren did not immediately express his willingness to give up the salt fields and support the monopoly in the court.

Ren Jingxing used all his family's savings, along with the profits from the salt fields over those few days, to buy salt coupons from the Marquis of Anren's residence.

The Marquis of Xuanwei's mansion was once again plunged into difficulties.

The servants began to feel anxious and uneasy again.

It seems the young master has reverted to his old self...

No, they've become even more extravagant than before!

The Marquis and his wife were gathered together, their faces full of worry.

"Master, what's wrong with Jingxing? He hasn't studied for ten days."

The lady's face was full of worry.

Marquis Xuanwei's gaze was solemn:

"The private salt and iron industry won't last long. This little brat doesn't use his small salt shop to make some money. Instead, he used all his money to buy salt coupons!"

Isn't this blatantly going against His Majesty?

We can't let that brat play with salt anymore; he might run into trouble one day!

Lady Xuanwei rarely wore a stern expression:

"If all else fails, just stand at the door with a rope tomorrow!"

If he doesn't study, we'll tie him to the study room even if it means binding him!

Also, wasn't Shen Shumin from Zhuangzi quite resourceful?

"Summon her to the manor tonight and have her take care of Jingxing, acting as his study companion!"

"Let's do it!"

Mr. Li Zhou also looked worried; his beloved student hadn't studied for ten days.

"Your Highness, the news that I would be your tutor has already been spread. Why have you suddenly given up on the imperial examinations?"

If I don't pass the county-level examination, I can forget about ever making a living in the capital!

At this moment, Ren Jingxing was writing a letter to Wei Xinyan in his study.

However, this time the letters will be presented in the form of a diary.

This way, you can write clearly and avoid being discovered by others.

However, he had spent most of the past ten days dealing with matters related to the salt mine, so he only wrote a brief summary.

However, there is one thing that perhaps only Wei Xinyan can do.

I haven't been studying for the past few days, and my father has long since stopped believing in me.

Starting tomorrow, I must study hard to dispel my parents' concerns and make them trust me again.

Then tell your father that no matter what, you should wait until the day after tomorrow when you go to court.

Make sure he directly contacts the nobles who bought salt tickets, such as Marquis Changxin, and burns the salt tickets in front of His Majesty during court.

With the utmost sincerity, we resolutely support His Majesty's reforms!

Inside the Hanlu Hall of the Great Wei Imperial Palace.

Having been tormented by the female official all day, Wei Xinyan had no time to rest and hurriedly wrote her last day's diary.

Wei Xinyan's diary is much more complete than Ren Jingxing's.

You could even say this is a real diary.

Wei Xinyan meticulously recorded everything that happened each day, including the reprimands she received from the female official and even their conversations, for fear that Ren Jingxing would expose her.

Towards the end, Wei Xinyan couldn't help but give Ren Jingxing some more instructions:

Be sure to behave yourself for the next few days.

You must never cause any more trouble.

Especially, you must never slap someone again!

As she finished writing, Wei Xinyan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately wrote:

It is unwise for a princess to bathe alone.

I hope that in the coming days I will have Pearl help me take a good bath.

No, no, I must never shower alone again!

Wei Xinyan patted her flushed face and sighed.

Hopefully, this spoiled brat can understand what he's trying to say...

Wei Xinyan was still worried, so he called Zhu'er into the room again:

"Pearl, for the next ten days, please don't let me take a bath alone."

Also, if you see me about to lose my temper, you must stop me immediately!

Pearl blinked her bewildered eyes, wondering why her princess would give such a strange order.

But she still nodded emphatically:

"Don't worry, Princess, I will definitely do it!"

"Why……"

Wei Xinyan was still somewhat worried.

After all, she knew her own maidservant all too well.

But since things had come to this, she had no choice but to accept it.

Moreover, it's uncertain whether we'll actually return to the Marquis of Xuanwei's residence tomorrow.

the next day.

Wei Xinyan's eyelids twitched, and she slowly opened them.

After she found herself in Ren Jingxing's bedroom in the Marquis's mansion.

An overwhelming joy welled up in Wei Xinyan's heart.

She actually came back!

She can see her father and mother again!

Without even getting out of bed to wash up, she quickly reached her hand under the pillow.

Sure enough, there was a book hidden underneath!