Chapter 7: Exclusively published by Jin-Jiang Literature City
Si Yuan lifted up his robe and sat next to Yu Yan. He said with a beaming smile, "Isn't it because he was busy just after the separation and didn't bother to ask for a safe pulse? Yan'er was diagnosed with a happy pulse just after he came to his mother's place. Yes, it can be seen that mother is still interested in her and treats her as her daughter-in-law as her own daughter." He turned to Yu Yan and said, "Madam, why don't you thank mother quickly? Mother is so kind to you, so you have to treat her well. Be filial to your mother.”
Yu Yan also stood up and said, "Daughter-in-law, thank you very much for your mother's care. This is the first time your daughter-in-law is pregnant. She has no experience, so she has to rely on her mother's guidance."
Mother Li felt comfortable being complimented by Si Yuan and Yu Yan, and she naturally became more kind-hearted. She said generously: "You are all separated, and I can't take care of Yan'er all the time. So, I'll let you Aunt Cuiting will take care of you until you give birth. Aunt Cuiting took care of me when I gave birth to your eldest brother, Si Yuan, your son, and Yuan'er. She is quite experienced in taking care of pregnant women. I feel relieved to have her by Yan'er's side."
Si Yuan also stood up and thanked Li's mother together with Yu Yan: "Thank you very much, mother!"
At this time, Mother Li had long forgotten that she wanted to educate Yu Yan and Si Yuan, and was only filled with the joy of having her grandson again soon.
Li's mother left the two of them to live in Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion for a few days, but Si Yuan declined on his own initiative because he knew very well that no daughter-in-law would want to stay under the nose of her mother-in-law after she moved out and took charge of the family.
Yu Yan is now pregnant, carrying the target of his mission - cannon fodder Li Changqing - in his belly. Of course, he has to consider every aspect for Yu Yan.
After the two left Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion, Yu Yan no longer suppressed the joy on her face at all. Her hands showed movements to protect her abdomen, and her whole body seemed to be glowing. After all, this was what she expected. A child of almost three years.
Before, she had to maintain her gentle and virtuous image in front of Mother Li, smile without showing her teeth, try her best to restrain herself from appearing too ecstatic, and restrain herself from showing too much joy. This is a test for her acting skills. .
Now that she and Si Yuan were alone in the carriage, she naturally let go and was immersed in the joy of becoming a mother.
Back at Li's Mansion in the east of the city, Si Yuan began to prepare for prenatal education for his unborn child. He went to fool Yu Yan: "Madam, I probably have no talent for reading in my life, so I just took the exam to become a scholar. Even if they don’t pass the exam, we can only hope that the child will be smart and promising after birth. So in order to prevent the child from losing at the starting line, we should give him prenatal education before he is born.”
Yu Yan asked doubtfully: "Prenatal education?"
Si Yuan explained: "When the child is still a fetus in the mother's womb, we read to him and play the piano to cultivate his sentiment. After he is born, he will become accustomed to and love the sound of reading. If he gets a few years older and becomes enlightened, he will be smarter than ordinary children. It’s more bookish.”
Si Yuan's words immediately convinced Yu Yan. Regardless of whether this statement was true or not, if she gave it a try and wouldn't suffer any loss, the most she could do was ask a literate maid to read to her when she was pregnant.
However... Yu Yan silently wiped out the thought of asking the maid to read to the fetus in her belly for prenatal education, and replaced it with asking her husband to read to the fetus in her belly for prenatal education.
Yu Yan looked at Si Yuan with a gentle smile and said, "Then in the next few months, my husband will be troubled by the prenatal education of the child."
Si Yuan: "...wait!" I'm asking you to do prenatal education yourself, not asking you to let me do it.
He is just a cheap father who came through halfway, and he is not this boy's real father. It is really inappropriate for him to be so close to the original owner's wife and to provide prenatal care for the fetus in her belly.
Yu Yan's eyebrows curved: "I believe in my husband."
The system gloated: [This was proposed by the host yourself! 】
Si Yuan's mind flashed: "Okay, I'll provide prenatal education for the child, but I may not be very good at studying. What if I pass on my bad habits when studying to this child?"
Yu Yan originally wanted her husband to provide prenatal education for the child, promote communication between father and son, and make her husband have a deeper relationship with the child, but after hearing Si Yuan's words, she immediately gave up this idea.
Forget it, if there was really such a one in 10,000 possibility that the child would follow in her husband's footsteps, then she might as well provide prenatal education for the child herself.
Next, even if Si Yuan wanted to provide prenatal education for the child, Yu Yan, who was afraid that he would spoil the child, refused.
But Si Yuan was not idle either. He found a few craftsmen and verbally ordered them to make various educational toys for him. He also shoveled a small garden in his house and replaced it with a small playground and some kind of slide. There are all kinds of toys such as swings and seesaws. It is simply a favorite place for children. Now I am waiting to experience it myself after the child is born.
Because Si Yuan is obsessed with Yu Yan and his son, he no longer goes out to gamble, and just idles at home every day. But they have a lot of money now, even if he does nothing, the family is not short of income, so Yu Yan is very happy that Si Yuan can be idle at home with her and her children.
Yu Yan was in a good mood and naturally became pregnant. Not only was her pregnancy not uncomfortable, but she also looked radiant.
While Si Yuan and Yu Yan were happily raising their baby at home, Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion had found out the entire story of how Qinghe Casino set up Li Siyuan, and also found out that the owner behind Qinghe Casino was from the eldest prince.
At the same time, I also learned how Si Yuan was so determined to win every bet that Qinghe Casino did not dare to let him in to gamble anymore. Si Yuan also made other casinos in the capital afraid to open to him.
In Uncle Jingyuan's house, old Uncle Jingyuan looked at the contents of the investigation and was filled with anger: "It's too much to bully someone!"
Although the eldest prince is behind the Qinghe Casino, the eldest prince probably doesn’t even know who Li Siyuan is. It should be that the owner behind the Qinghe Casino is eyeing Li Siyuan’s family property in order to make money for the eldest prince. , before the scheme is successful, the owner of Qinghe Casino will not casually tell the eldest prince this little thing.
If the attempt to seize Li Siyuan's family property is successful, the owner behind Qinghe Casino should give most of this wealth to the eldest prince, so that the eldest prince has money and energy to compete for the reserve.
Nowadays, the most fierce competition for the throne in the court is between the eldest prince and the second prince. The eldest prince is the eldest son of the emperor, and his mother-in-law is the concubine Shu, the daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs. The second prince is the adopted son of the queen, and is considered half a legitimate son. There are also people behind the scenes who support the legitimate prince. The heir's power supported him, and the Duke Cheng'en's government cheered for him with great momentum.
Although the third prince is also the son of a concubine, his mother-in-law has passed away long ago, and his mother's family is in decline. He also keeps a low profile and is a little transparent.
The next four and five princes are still young and are still studying in the study. They have not left the palace to open a palace, nor have they participated in the battle for the throne.
Old Uncle Jingyuan didn't know the original plot like Si Yuan did. He knew that the third prince who ascended the throne in the end was the low-key and uncontested prince. In his opinion, the final winner would only be decided between the eldest prince and the second prince.
Now one of the eldest prince's money bags is eyeing the property of the Li family. Although the eldest prince may not know about this, the eldest prince has been indirectly offended by the Li family.
Then the Li family can only choose the second prince...but does the Li family really want to stand?
The old Uncle Jing Yuan was very hesitant. The battle for the right to inherit the throne was always dangerous. The battle for the right to win the right to the throne twenty years ago before the current emperor came to power was a major reshuffle of the high-ranking officials in the capital. He was somewhat more rich than Uncle Jing Yuan's mansion. The richer and more powerful people had their homes confiscated and were exiled.
Old Uncle Jingyuan was still young at the time, but he had witnessed the collapse of those families with his own eyes, and he still has lingering fears.
Therefore, he hesitated over and over again and gave up on taking a position in the battle for the legitimate son. The power of dragon is not easy to obtain. If you are not careful, your whole family will be punished and exiled.
But Qinghe Casino couldn't just let it go. Old Jingyuan Bo had an idea in his mind...
Si Yuan was making literacy cards for future children's early education in the study room. Suddenly he heard someone knocking on the door, and he said without raising his head: "Come in!"
A young man with a simple and honest face came in and said respectfully to Si Yuan: "Sir, Qinghe Casino and Gold and Silver Casino are already fighting..."
Si Yuan raised his head, put down the brush in his hand, and looked at a small literacy card he had made, with the word 'win' written on it.
He curled his lips and said with a smile, "I understand, Mo Yan, you don't need to do anything next, just continue to pay attention to how the two casinos are fighting and report to me."
The boy named Mo Yan quickly responded: "Yes, sir."
He quietly looked at Si Yuan with eyes full of admiration and awe. As a tool to obey orders, Mo Yan didn't know Si Yuan's overall plan, but because he was responsible for implementing some of the actions, he guessed the Qinghe Casino and the Gold and Silver Casino. Behind the fight is my master's handiwork.
I just don’t know where these two casinos offended the master.
Mo Yan didn't dare to think too much, quickly exited the study and continued to follow the actions of the two casinos.
When Si Yuan was the only one left in the study, System, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't help but ask him: "What on earth did you do?" The person behind the Gold and Silver Casino should be the Third Prince, right? Are you planning to take revenge on the third prince in advance? 】
Si Yuan blew the ink on the paper that had not yet dried, and said with a smile: "Nonsense, how could I be the kind of person who casually vents his anger and revenge for things that others haven't done yet?" I just think that these two casinos have repeatedly tried to seize other people's property and used methods to destroy families. They are really despicable and shameless. Everyone gets it and punishes them. I am doing justice to God! 】
System: [Is this really the case? Sorry host, I misunderstood you. 】I didn’t expect that the host turned out to be a good person.
Si Yuan: […] The Silly Baitian system is so easy to fool.
However, Si Yuan also guessed that if these two casinos could fight, the help of old Uncle Jingyuan would be indispensable.
This was what Si Yuan had expected. After all, he had just arrived and his cultivation had not yet recovered. The original owner was a prodigal playboy and had no trustworthy manpower, so he only accepted the relatively loyal Mo Yan to help him.
If you really want to plot a fight between the Qinghe Casino, which has the support of the eldest prince, and the Gold and Silver Casino, which has the support of the third prince, you have to borrow the manpower of Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion.
Silly Baitian's system could not have guessed that Si Yuan's seemingly nonsensical actions actually pulled the eldest prince, the third prince and the Jingyuan Palace into his plan.
However, Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion was only borrowed by Si Yuan for a while, and was not dragged into the battle. The only ones who suffered heavy losses in this plan were the Qinghe Casino and the Gold and Silver Casino, and the eldest prince and the third prince behind them. It is also unlikely that the prince will end up personally.
After all, these princes who want to compete for reserve positions need a lot of money. Even if they value casinos that bring in money quickly, they cannot condescend to fight for a casino in person.
And there are so many casinos. Even if these two are gone, they will at most lose their source of casino funds for a period of time and just switch to another casino to provide them with funds.
As for the casino, in order to make more money, it forced many families to lose their families, their wives and their children? What does this have to do with these two aloof princes?
In the end, the final result of the fight between Qinghe Casino and Gold and Silver Casino was that Qinghe Casino won a big victory, and Gold and Silver Casino was forced to close its doors.
After all, Qinghe Casino has the support of the eldest prince. The eldest prince has no plans to give up the money bag yet, so he has made some efforts secretly.
The third prince behind the Gold and Silver Casino wanted to maintain his low-key and uncontested image. He did not have the capital to go head-to-head with the powerful eldest prince, so he gave up the Gold and Silver Casino. How could the Gold and Silver Casino without the support of the Third Prince fight? How can it beat Qinghe Casino, which is backed by the eldest prince? In the end, the Gold and Silver Casino just disappeared into the capital.
After Si Yuan learned the outcome of the final struggle, he felt deeply unworthy for the owner of the Gold and Silver Casino. It was so pitiful. They worked so hard every year and ruined so many families before they could prepare so much money to provide for the third prince. It was really When he asked for the protection of the third prince, he actually dropped the ball. He was so helpless!
So Si Yuan, who was anxious for justice and liked to fight injustices, secretly helped the owner of the Gold and Silver Casino pass a message to the underground world of the capital: the backer behind the Gold and Silver Casino was actually the third prince, and every year the third prince collected a large amount of tributes. , but in order not to offend the eldest prince, the third prince abandoned the Gold and Silver Casino, which was dedicated to him every year, causing the Gold and Silver Casino to suffer bad luck. The Gold and Silver Casino offended the Qinghe Casino because the third prince offended the eldest prince. The eldest prince wanted to teach the third prince a lesson before taking action on the Gold and Silver Casino...
This news may be true or false, but after it spreads out, who cares whether it is true or false? The people who eat melons not only eat melons, but also help spread the rumors by adding fuel and jealousy.
In the end, the third prince completely turned into the kind of rogue prince in the underground world of the capital who insisted on money but did nothing, dragging his subordinates out and pushing them out of the tank.
After the collapse of the Gold and Silver Casino, the third prince lost a large source of funds. Secretly planning to seize the power and win people's hearts, he wanted to find another money bag, but was shocked to find that none of the casinos in the capital were willing to join him.
Even if there is a casino without a prince as a backer, when the third prince's people come to express their intention, the casino quickly joins the eldest prince and resolutely refuses to accept the third prince's invitation.
