Chapter 80

  Exercise

  "My sister has just returned to the capital, and she only has two maids by her side. Why don't you come to my place and keep her company? Don't worry, I'm not asking you to be a maid." Yin Ruofei smiled faintly. "When girls grow up, they can follow my sister to study and learn needlework. In the future, finding a good husband will be no problem. My sister is a talented woman, after all!"

  Everyone's tense heart finally relaxed, but in fact they had also encountered such things before. On the surface, it was to help them, but in reality, they were secretly trying to sell a few of the smaller ones to human traffickers, especially the largest one who had ulterior motives towards those girls.

  As soon as Yin Ruofei opened her mouth, they thought they had met someone of the same kind. However, after listening to Yin Ruofei's words, it turned out that she was actually considering Jiang Rou and others. Especially with Yin Ruofei's character and appearance, why would she harbor evil intentions towards Jiang Rou? Moreover, he is still so young.

  They finally understood and relaxed again.

  "I won't be going home today, but I'll let my sister send someone to pick you up tomorrow. You and my ninth sister were born in the same month and year, so it's a good thing for you two to keep each other company."

  "Thank you, young master." Jiang Rou led the three girls forward to give Yin Ruofei a solemn courtesy, "Thank you for thinking of us young ladies." She was getting older by the day, living with these boys and often being pointed at. But what could she do? Today, Yin Ruofei's words were truly her salvation, as he said, even if it meant becoming a maid in a wealthy household, it would be better than now. Especially looking at this young master's character, his family must be very good too.

  Everything was settled, and Yin Ruofei and several others went out the door, just about to mount their horses, when Meng Ke hastily rushed out.

  "Your Highness."

  "What's wrong?"

  "I said I'd serve as a host for the young master, so I should follow the young master."

  "Isn't it good for you to read with them?"

  Meng Ke knelt down, "Young Master, Meng Ke only wishes to stay by your side."

  "Alright......" Yin Ruofei looked around and found that all the attendants she had brought out had left, leaving only Gong Jiu by her side.

  Xiling Hao is indeed accompanied by his entourage, but the two of them are also walking in opposite directions.

  "I'll take you." Gong Jiuyi rode forward on his horse, bent down and pulled Meng Ke onto the horseback, "Hold tight to me."

  "Xiling Ge, I'm leaving. My senior brother will trouble you to send me back home." Yin Ruofei bid farewell to Xiling Hao and Gao Jin.

  "This is also what I learned from you, thank you." Xiling smiled brightly and reassuringly, "Don't worry!"

  Yin Ruofei and the other two rushed back to Ze Wangfu, at this time the sky had already darkened, no one knew the anxiety in Yin Ruofei's heart.

  It's already past the time for dinner at the Wang Manor, and Rong Jing Ze was willing to let him out, just to see if he had been feeling cooped up lately, and had some free time to take him out of the manor to practice horseback riding and archery in the suburbs. But since he didn't return so late, would he be allowed out tomorrow?

  As expected, as soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Yong Jingze sitting there with a black face and no expression. Gong Jiudian laughed and turned around to run away, knowing that this matter was none of his business, and Master would not scold him either, because there was an even more attractive target for anger. However, he kindly took Meng Chui away as well, so that the little guy wouldn't become an innocent scapegoat.

  "Your Highness......" Yin Ruo Fei took a deep breath, his face filled with deep emotions. "Not having seen Your Highness for half a day, this humble subject's heart is extremely worried, to the point of losing appetite."

  Rong Jingze gazed at him quietly for a moment before smiling eerily, his voice extremely soft. "So Fei has been thinking of this king so much!"

  "Yes." Yin Ruofei was laughed at by Rong Jingze until he got goosebumps, "That, I encountered a lot of things today, Rong Chen came to report."

  "Speak up, if you can't say it well, then practice with me a hundred times tonight." Rong Jingze's smile grew increasingly sinister.

  Yin Ruofei cleared his throat and told everything that had happened today.

  Talking about the Tianxiang Building, talking about Feng Jishu, talking about the future opening of the academy...

  "Have you taken on a follower?" interrupted Rong Jingze.

  "Ah?" Yin Ruofei was taken aback for a moment and nodded. Got the key point wrong, did you? After saying so many big things, how could you only remember this one thing?

  "How dare you bring a man back behind my back?" The expression on Rong Jingze's face was extremely strange.

  "Just a kid, no, there are so many men in the palace... No, what's this about me bringing a man back..." Yin Ruofei's mind was a jumbled mess.

  "Either he is an imperial guard or a eunuch, which one is he?"

  "It's just a servant." This palace had servants besides eunuchs, but they couldn't enter the inner courtyard, let alone Ze Wang and his concubine.

  "Let's eat first!" Rong Jingze stood up, having a regular meal every day. He had been waiting for so long that he was starving. If it weren't for the fact that Yu Fei wasn't back yet, he would have eaten everything by himself and starved Yu Fei for one meal.

  "Prince." Yin Ruofei personally served a bowl of mutton soup to Rong Jingze.

  Although this soup was not cooked by him, it was specially ordered by him before he left the house. It had been simmered for a whole half day, and the mutton had already melted in the mouth. The broth had been reduced from a full pot to just over half, making it extremely thick and rich.

  "Do you know your mistake?" Although Yong Jingze was overbearing, he wasn't petty-minded, or rather, not as petty-minded as Yin Ruofei. Although he was angry that he had been made to go hungry for half a day, looking at his smiling face filled with eagerness, his anger dissipated completely.

  "It's all my fault, let the king starve, I must be punished. Just punish... " Yin Ruofei chuckled and said, "Punish me to eat two more bowls of rice."

  "You're so beautiful." Rong Jingze couldn't help but laugh out loud too.

  Yin Ruofei was becoming more and more brazen, more and more lively in front of him. But he didn't reject it at all, on the contrary, he liked it very much. The small face that was usually stern in front of others, but in front of him, it was smiling so brightly, making him feel very comfortable, even wanting to spoil him, letting him smile like this forever.

  After dinner, taking advantage of Rong Jingze's good mood, Yin Ruofei hastily applied for tomorrow to continue going out, and also, this Wu Jiao head, still needs Rong Jingze to come forward and find.

  Although finding his elder brother Jin Yuan could also work, firstly he didn't want to go find Jin Yuan and owe him a favor, secondly Rong Jing Ze wasn't too fond of him being too close with Jin Yuan. Because of this, Rong Jing Ze often found fault and punished him, but he wasn't stupid and could still sense it.

  In the end, it's still best to discuss this matter with Ze Wang. Ze Wang has great power and his abilities are immeasurable. If something were to happen, he would almost certainly be reliable. Moreover, the most important point is that this academy, which combines literature and martial arts, is not just a simple act of kindness or seeking fame, but rather an attempt to cultivate a group of people under his command.

  Yin Ruofei also expressed this point in a subtle way, and indeed received Ze Wang's appreciative gaze.

  By observing how Ze Wang interacted with his master, he knew that Ze Wang was a man of good character. Although he appeared to be a depraved prince in the eyes of outsiders and had done some good deeds, he was actually a sickly figure, but in reality, this person was very strong, only showing one corner of the iceberg.

  The emperor's favor is naturally a reason for his nobility, but his own ability and power are the foundation of his standing.

  And yet, this person, in the face of his senior brother, who is also Yin Ruofei's master, shows such respect and closeness, which no prince can match. Moreover, Yin Ruofei knows that such closeness is absolutely not pretended, nor is there any need to pretend.

  Shifu and Ze Wang are sworn brothers, in other words, Yin Ruofei himself is Ze Wang's junior fellow apprentice. With this relationship, it is the most solid relationship. Rong Jingze trusts him, and he also trusts Ze Wang.

  "This matter, I will take care of it, but only behind the scenes."

  Yin Ruofei's eyes widened in surprise, and he nodded enthusiastically. Ze Wang's intention was... this organization with great potential would be handed over to him for management, and it would still have Ze Wang's strong support.

  According to Yin Ruofei's plan, these orphans were all gathered together, those who could study literature studied literature, those who could practice martial arts practiced martial arts, and there were even various other industries. From a young age, they were instilled with certain ideas, letting them be used for their own purposes.

  Twenty years from now, even ten years from now, this will be a massive organization.

  The hardest part of implementing this plan is the financial and teaching issues, but with Wang Ze's words, it's naturally not a problem. This is simply giving him a huge fortune for free.

  Rong Jingze nodded, "Plan carefully and write in detail."

  Yin Ruofei nodded and left.

  Watching him leave, Rong Jingze let out a sigh.

  He didn't not want to cultivate such an organization, knowing that he would need a lot of talent for the great calamity many years later. However, he couldn't even cultivate the people in his hands at present, let alone start cultivating from a group of children who knew nothing.

  But it's also good, Yin Ruofei is trustworthy, just like the other party trusts him. Handing this matter over to him, in the future, these people will be useful to him and can also temper Yin Ruofei.

  With the pardon of King Ze, Yin Ruofei naturally came out again with a swagger and reunited with Xiling Hao, Gao Jin and others. They first went outside the city to take a look at the house that Xiling Hao had swindled. The house was indeed very large, and because it was not in the city, the price was much cheaper than the houses in the city.

  The yard with several entrances and exits can accommodate dozens of people, let alone hundreds.

  Yin Ruofei nodded, and Gao Jin was also very satisfied. "I visited several respected gentlemen yesterday, they are all willing to come, and their requirements are not high."

  "We should give more, respect the teacher and value the way. We don't lack this little money." If we do it, we must do our best. "However, I thought about it yesterday, and I'm afraid it's not just about reading books, writing characters, and learning principles. Those practical things also need to be learned."

  "For example, arithmetic?"

  "Yes, things like trade and accounting need to be learned, even the languages of those small countries around us, it's not a bad idea to invite some experts to teach."

  "Why is this?" Gao Jin didn't understand.

  "I have been to the capital and surrounding areas for many years, doing business. These exotic goods are rare and valuable, we not only need to teach them literacy, but also let them know how to make money and support themselves."

  Gao Jin suddenly enlightened, shook his head and smiled, "Brother, I'm just a useless scholar, if it were me who had to make a living alone, I'd probably have starved to death long ago."

  "Shixiong's painting and calligraphy are both exceptional, even if he sells them, he won't starve to death. When the time comes, I'll definitely go and buy a few pieces." Yin Ruofei smiled with raised eyebrows.

  "You little brat, go back and let your teacher deal with you."

  "Spare my life, senior brother."

  Several people burst out laughing, but they didn't know that on the other side of the capital's governor, it was even more lively than here.