Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved
Chapter 340 Forgot to Ask About the Iron Ore!

Chapter 340: Chapter 340 Forgot to Ask About the Iron Ore!

Seeing the two children, Murong Jiu became even more convinced of everything she had seen in her dream.

The children in her dream, despite being thin, looked exactly the same as those she saw now, and that intrinsic maternal love instantly overflowed with pride.

Prince Mansion had raised them well; they were plump and rosy with chubby little hands and feet, strong and extremely adorable.

The two children could recognize people now and even remembered her. They were shy with strangers, and even when Imperial Noble Consort Qi came, they wouldn’t let her hold them, pouting and crying as soon as she tried, but when Murong Jiu held them, the two little ones laughed with joy.

Murong Jiu would hold Zhijin for a while and then Zhiyu, not willing to let go.

She liked the two children she had with Jun Yuyan so much.

She was immensely grateful that they were not the Second Prince’s seed. Fortunately, the Second Prince despised her for her plain appearance and did not want to take the initiative to "join the battle."

No, that might not be the case either. Jun Yuyan said he had knocked out the person who had come to her room, so if it had been the Second Prince, he probably would have been knocked out too.

Thinking of this, a deeper smile formed on her lips.

"Junior Sister, your two children really look blessed."

Senior Brother Cheng, leaning on a crutch, came with Divine Doctor Zhai; he hadn’t stayed in Liangzhou where the Fourth Prince had influence and would surely have faced harassment or even been killed in anger.

So, he came to the Capital City with them, planning to open a small medical clinic once his leg had healed.

A bone injury took a hundred days to heal, which was the perfect opportunity for him to continue his studies with Divine Doctor Zhai.

He was quite envious of the two beautiful babies, thinking that he had never seen a child more attractive than these two.

But, unfortunately, when he reached out his hand, the little one turned away. If he got any closer, the baby might have even pouted.

"You, hurry up and find a wife, have your own children to hold. Of course, it’s my job as the old man to hold my little disciples."

Divine Doctor Zhai, not having seen his two little disciples for several days, was extremely pleased and took little Zhiyu into his arms.

Murong Jiu couldn’t help but suppress a chuckle.

She thought of something and suddenly asked, "Miao Wuxie hasn’t come into the city, has he?"

After the wet nurse had left, Jun Yuyan said to her, "He is overtly a man of the Second Prince and shouldn’t enter the city with us. He returned to the city earlier last night."

Speaking of which, he also told her about the affairs of Miao Wuxie, Zhuo Yinzhu, and others.

It turned out that Miao Wuxie had left the Capital under the pretext of finding rare medicinal herbs for Zhuo Yinzhu, whose face was disfigured by a fire, and who was also resented by the Third Prince. It was the Second Prince who arranged accommodations for the two, intending to draw Miao Wuxie to his side.

But the Second Prince also hated Miao Wuxie—more precisely, Divine Doctor Miao.

Divine Doctor Miao, originally bribed by the Second Prince, worked at Third Prince’s Mansion for him and Zhuo Yinzhu. Yet, like a reed in the wind, he sought to show his loyalty to the Emperor by releasing a venomous snake, causing the Second Prince to be bitten by its poison, and then personally amputated one of the Second Prince’s feet.

Murong Jiu had not expected the Second Prince to become disabled.

She remembered in her dream, whenever the Second Prince mentioned Jun Yuyan, he would say things like "my crippled Eldest Imperial Brother."

Now, the one who was crippled was himself, which was immensely satisfying.

Jun Yuyan did not see any sympathy for the Second Prince in her face, and his lips curled slightly as well. He was confident about everything, but when it came to Ah Jiu, he lacked confidence and worried that she might still be thinking of the Second Prince.

Now, it seemed that Ah Jiu only felt hatred toward the Second Prince.

However, they didn’t talk much here as the two children started yawning. Jun Yuyan called the wet nurses to come in and lull the children to sleep before taking Ah Jiu and the others to dine.

Murong Jiu could only have some thin porridge with stomach-nourishing medicine added to it, but it tasted surprisingly good.

The dishes on the table, however, were even more delicious.

Senior Brother Cheng, who was usually a silent eater and sleeper, could not stop saying how delicious everything was, taking bite after bite. Chun Tao, with swollen eyes, was introducing the dishes to him on the side.

As soon as Senior Brother Cheng heard that all these vegetables were introduced from foreign lands, he ate with even more enthusiasm and said that after the meal, he would go to have a look at the Glazed Greenhouse.

Murong Jiu also became curious and decided to go with Senior Brother Cheng to see it after they finished eating.

Jun Yuyan put aside all his work to accompany Murong Jiu.

Everything in the Glazed Greenhouse felt both strange and familiar; it was filled with various crops, some ripe and some blooming, dazzling her eyes.

To say even less of Senior Brother Cheng, he was full of praise. He marveled at the invention of using a glazed greenhouse to grow off-season vegetables and fruits, calling it a pioneering achievement, especially when he found out about the high yields of crops such as sweet potatoes and corn and how easy they were to cultivate, he was even more astounded.

"Junior sister, you are truly a genius! Great Yan is fortunate to have you. Just thinking about Great Yan filled with high-yield crops in the future, where people need not worry about hunger, what a delightful thing that will be."

At this, he stealthily wiped away tears.

He was an orphan but was not always so; he still remembered his parents and grandparents, how they would save their rations for him to eat, but the famine that year was too severe, and they died one after another on the road as they fled.

If they had these crops earlier, perhaps not so many people would have died in the famine.

Murong Jiu knew about Senior Brother Cheng’s past and comforted him, "Brother, things will get better and better."

With a hearty "hey," Senior Brother Cheng wiped his tears and asked Chun Tao, the little girl, to take him to the adjacent Glazed Pavilion to have a look.

He still cared about his dignity, after all.

Jun Yuyan picked a fully ripe persimmon, washed it, and placed it in murong Jiu’s hands, "You can eat it raw; you used to love eating them raw. This persimmon is small and won’t hurt your stomach."

Murong Jiu immediately bit into it, experiencing a mix of sour and sweet flavors and a grainy texture – it was indeed to her taste.

"I want to send some to my father and the others."

Jun Yuyan smiled, "I’ve already had someone pick a batch of fresh vegetables and fruits to send over, and your father-in-law and they also really enjoy these foreign crops."

Murong Jiu hadn’t expected that he would remember such trifles; he was truly thoughtful.

After she finished eating, Jun Yuyan took her to see Divine Doctor Zhai’s medicinal materials pavilion, and although she still wanted to look around Prince Ling’s Mansion, Jun Yuyan shook his head,

"Let’s visit it tomorrow; you’re too tired today and should rest."

He really knew her well. Murong Jiu indeed felt a bit weary, but it was just physical fatigue; her mind was still excited.

Jun Yuyan took her back to Qiyun Courtyard.

And this time, Murong Jiu didn’t continue to dream.

When she woke up, it wasn’t dark yet, and she felt an urgency in her heart, saying she seemed to have forgotten something.

The iron mine, oh!

Jun Yuyan came in from outside; it was unclear if he had been dealing with backlog tasks, a hint of weariness between his brows, which made her unable to voice her question.

"Prince, you must be tired. Go wash up and rest. Oh, have you had your meal yet?"

"Not yet, I came back to dine with you."

Jun Yuyan showed her a gentle smile, his mask already removed, his handsome features seeming to glow with a layer of light.

"Ah Jiu, were you going to ask about the iron mine?"

His words snapped Murong Jiu back to reality.

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