Jiang Li's desire to gain points had never waned. But since he was warned not to ask around about other won, he obediently complied... And made others do the investigation for him.
How did he afford the investigators and information brokers?
"Husband. Fret not. I can support you for life." The one who spoke was the girl who had been glued to his side since their reunion this morning.
"My title as a princess might have been a joke before the parasite's takeover. But that is because I intentionally hid from the lilight. Behind the scene, I am Holon Kingdom's Queen of Comrce. You won't ever worry about money ever again. Even now I can order people to create a bathtub full of gold for you How about I call an artisan to make one now? So that tomorrow, my dowry will be ready? If you want, I can even hold a contest so you can pick the best personally," In a sultry voice, Margarette asked the dumbfounded him.
A second later, his left cheek was twitching. He looked at the girl still dressed in her green court gown, with her light brown hair falling like a wavy ocean behind her, and face covered with a thin black veil.
According to the woman, when she was young, she was so free most of the ti as there was no teacher or anybody bothering her so she spent her days reading all sorts of books in the royal library. Since she was twelve, she was dabbling in business outside the palace. Her conquest of the Comrce World was real. It started with her secretly buying houses, shops, and lots all over the kingdom before her operations involved small and large trades. Now she owned more than twenty ships, all for sea trading. aning, she was one of the tycoons who could even make profits from outside the Mu continent.
In short, she really had the ans to casually build that whatever bathtub.
Earlier, he asked how she could be sure that those properties would not fall in the 'Duchess' hands, she replied that she never used her real na for those properties anyways.
'Chen Wang Fei. To my right-hand n and other trusted subordinates, they only knew through that na and all the letters I exchanged with them have secret codes. There's no way that pretender will be able to get her hands in what's under my pseudo na. All she would ever have are all that I've abandoned and left behind. Nobody in this world can steal what's mine. Nobody.'
Arrogance was oozing out from her soul as she emphasized the last sentence. It was said loud and clear. Those who tried to take advantage of her might have already t terrible endings.
He then rembered one thing. A crease appeared on his forehead. She implied yesterday that it was her who purposely abandoned the body being used by Marian Obson. Was there a spell that could cause people to body-swap?
The question crossed his mind as he could NOT rember any.
Then again, Jiang Ying Yue was the real disciple of the witch from the Old China world. It would make sense if that old hag had taught her so additional magic spells. Since Margarette could get so of her mories as Jiang Ying Yue from ti to ti, it would no wonder if she had also learned them, and thus cause the current ss.
Her way to escape being married to a random folk made his head ache He was relieved by the result. But to accomplish her goal, she caused a woman to escape from the hunting of the Borley Kingdom and have soone else, a transmigrator to boot, take her place. The worse was how she beca one of the many personalities of this ntally ill scapegoat from another world.
Alright. She was too damn powerful!
And as expected of a female lead, a troublemaker...
He might have spaced out for so ti so the woman poked at his shoulder. "What's the matter?"
The guy shook his head. Afterward, he looked at her and dryly laughed. "Would you believe if I said I was planning to revolt and take over the throne of your kingdom?"
It was asked in random and the one in his mind was nowhere near this, but the woman only batted her lashes twice before slowly arcing her lips up.
He changed his statent. "Actually, I was planning how to beco one of the angels and then obtain my own divine throne to offer to you."
She looked at him quietly for a long ti then replied, "Husband. I could actually try to believe you if you want. But do you want to?"
He shut up seeing her 'don't make a fool out of yourself anymore' look. He then shrugged.
Ti quickly passed. Most people would have not believed that this very early morning, the two of them had just forced a priest out of his bed to wed them. There was no banquet that followed since one of them had no family mbers and friends to invite, a really sad situation, while the other was a forgotten princess trapped in sobody's body, another very sad situation.
Well, it was not like to express happiness after the wedding, a banquet was the only way
The promise Jiang Li made yesterday was easily broken since it was Margarette who toured him around the city. Most places were crowded, but scenic wonders were not and were truly nice places that one should visit for relaxation.
The last one they went to was a very tall building constructed out of woods and bricks. It was said to be a forr observation tower for astrological movents but was abandoned due to terrible ghost sightings. Two years later, it was bought by the princess.
With a voice of proudness masked with serenity, she revealed a huge secret... It was her who sched to force out the astrologers and other tenants there through the 'ghosts'. She did it because the building looked the closest to a pagoda he built for her in the mories. Anyway, to make up to those innocent people, she funded the construction of a new observatory, albeit it was not as tall as the forr one.
'It's sunset again...' He looked up.
"Let show you sothing."
It was actually the small interlude before the night, and the woman surprised him with a picturesque view of thousands of houses and buildings lighting who knows how many candles, just to form a certain word. The city seed to have beco livelier and brighter and it was extrely pretty. A pity, only those from very high places could see the spectacle. Yet for those with access to the sight, not many of them would know the aning of the pattern.
Yeah. In this continent, how many would be able to understand the word ford when it was actually simplified Chinese? Only two. Ironically, on the eastern side of the outside world, there was definitely no one would be able to recognize the symbol since the writing system of the Han people were still quite ancient.
Where did Margarette learn the writing?
In the first week he beca acquainted with Jiang Ying Yue, he tested her brain by teaching her Arabic nurals and English alphabet. Actually, at a later ti, he also taught her simplified Chinese. Perhaps, that ti, he was very fascinated by the feeling that he was teaching her so symbols that only them in that world would be able to understand. See, through Margarette, the effect was showing now.
The king, the other mbers of the royal family, and most likely those mbers of the aristocracies who possessed tall and gigantic residences and could see the scene were deeply frowning and cracking their heads, thinking what the character symbolized, if it was already a secret code of an enemy. Only Jiang Li and his wife would be able to know what it truly ant by the candles and lamps down there.
'Chen Wang' His title in the Old Chinese court.
She gently laughed and said, "I'm still serious about the bathtub filled with gold coins. We can discuss later whether to commission a single artisan or host a contest. But since it would take so ti, I first had my people distribute lamps and candles to those below. After this, as paynt, they won't have to return the items. How is it? Did you like the surprise?"
The man could not say that he was not moved. But he was also having mixed feelings about it. He couldn't stop feeling like this was a man's job. Why was he the one being amused by his wife this way?
Looking at her eyes looking like a puppy's, he laughed and patted her on the head. "You're the best, alright?"
A minute later, she caught his hand in annoyance as she waited and waited but there was no sign she would get what she was really waiting for.
If Jiang Li knew what it was, he would have felt more complicated. It was really reversing their role.
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