My God of Wealth is a Short-lived Ghost

Inside the Palace of Prince Jing of Zhao

Zhao Jingjia was bedridden at the time, his health deteriorating day by day, and his sleeping time was often longer than his waking time. Xianfei sat beside his bed with a worried look on her face.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a moment later Zhao Honglin pushed the door open and walked in.

Zhao Jingjia happened to open his eyes at this moment and looked towards the door.

Seeing this, Zhao Honglin raised his lips slightly and asked softly, "You are Jing Jia, right?"

The virtuous concubine was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and remained silent.

Zhao Jingjia raised his eyelids with great effort and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?"

Zhao Honglin walked to the bed and looked down at Zhao Jingjia. "I am three generations older than you. My ninth brother entrusted you to me." After saying that, he created a wooden box and handed it to Concubine Xian. "Give him the antidote quickly."

At this time, inside the Yaoyu Gate

Han Yaoyu and Zhao Jinghua sat opposite each other. The atmosphere was becoming more and more depressing. After a long time, Zhao Jinghua spoke to break the silence, "Brother Han, Zhu'er and Qingliu are entrusted to you in the future. Do you remember that when I ascended the throne, you gave me the Yin Blade of the Ghost Blade and what you said to me... I still remember it clearly. I understand what you meant." At this point, he put the Ghost Blade on the table, "But now... let's return it to its original owner."

Han Yaoyu lowered her eyes to hide the complicated emotions in her eyes, and her thoughts gradually drifted back to the past.

I still remember that the day Zhao Hongyu ascended the throne was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was also Zhao Hongyu's twenty-fifth birthday. Han Yaoyu sang a song for Zhao Hongyu. He was wearing a bright red costume, a phoenix crown on his head, and a very delicate makeup. He made a gesture of holding a carrier pigeon, and then threw his sleeves upwards. The moment the sleeves fell, they brushed Zhao Hongyu's cheek.

However, Zhao Hongyu did not make any movement or expression, he just looked at Han Yaoyu quietly.

Han Yaoyu shook his head imperceptibly, with a look of loneliness in his eyes. But after a moment, he slowly retracted his sleeves, looked up at the sky with a sad face, and began to sing as the drum sounded.

After the song was over, Han Yaoyu took out the Yin Knife from the Ghost Blade and handed it to Zhao Hongyu.

Zhao Hongyu sighed lightly upon seeing this, then shook his head. When he spoke, his tone was helpless but not disgusted. "Brother Han, I only admire you but don't love you. Besides, I only want to govern Zhao State well now, and I have no intention of thinking about love affairs. But don't worry, you and I will not become estranged because of what happened tonight. Everyone has their own desires. As long as you don't hurt others, it's fine. I understand." After saying this, Zhao Hongyu was about to turn around and leave.

Seeing this, Han Yaoyu hurriedly called out to Zhao Hongyu, "Ming Ye! Wait a minute!"

Zhao Hongyu turned around and looked at Han Yaoyu calmly. Han Yaoyu raised her hand and placed the ghost blade in Zhao Hongyu's hand, "Ming Ye, I know you have no desires, but I for you..." Han Yaoyu hesitated to speak here. After a long time, she spoke again with a melancholy tone, "Just accept it. If you still haven't married by the time you are fifty..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Hongyu sighed and interrupted him, "Brother Han, don't say any more. There is absolutely no possibility between you and me. I only regard you as my brother, and I have no other thoughts." At this point, he was about to return the ghost blade to Han Yaoyu.

Seeing this, Han Yaoyu hurriedly grabbed Zhao Hongyu's hand holding the ghost blade to stop him. "There is no reason to give back what you give away. Take it. Just consider it my birthday gift to you."

Recalling this, Han Yaoyu sighed heavily, "Things have changed, people have changed, I still say the same thing as before, take it back."

Zhao Jinghua smiled and shook his head when he heard this. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, but... let me tell you the truth." At this point, Zhao Jinghua picked up the wine jug on the table and poured a glass of wine for Han Yaoyu and himself. "I don't have an afterlife, and this life is almost over."

Zhao Jinghua's tone was extremely calm, as if he had long since become indifferent to life and death, as if he was talking to someone else, but Han Yaoyu's heart skipped a beat when she heard it, "Why is this happening?"

Zhao Jinghua picked up the wine glass and took a sip. "Sixteen years ago, when I was young and confused, she hid behind the rockery. She looked reserved but her eyes were very bold. She called me big sister in her heart and wanted to talk to me. It was like a beam of moonlight that illuminated my way forward." At this point, he put down the wine glass with tenderness in his eyes and a smile on his lips.

"I thought we were no longer destined to be together. After all, she was too young at that time, and I didn't know her name. I didn't expect that I would meet her again eight years later. She still looked at me with that obsessed expression, but there was a hint of confusion and helplessness in her expression. There was also a cloud beside her. When we met again, Su Tong had pinched her into the shape of a figurine."

Zhao Jinghua took another sip of the wine in his glass and said in a doting tone, "She was very clever. She disguised herself as a man and found me that night. She said she wanted to talk to me about disaster relief. I played along with her for a while and then I readily agreed. I gave her thirty taels of silver and promised her that after the matter was done, she could ask for any reward she wanted."

After hearing this, Han Yaoyu couldn't help but urge curiously, "What happened next?"

Zhao Jinghua put the wine glass back on the table and said with a smile, "Later, she really solved the problem of disaster relief grain, but I learned from her inner voice that she had embezzled 25 taels of my money, leaving 900 coins." At this point, Zhao Jinghua chuckled, "and told me that there were only 600 coins left. Seeing this, I did not expose her, but helped her cover up. At the same time, I had the idea of ​​teasing her. At that time, seeing her angry look, I felt very happy."

"Later, she asked me to teach her how to practice. I didn't want to agree at first because I could see that she had a bright future. I was afraid that she would be buried in my hands, so I politely declined her offer. But I knew from her heart that if I refused, her points, which were the exclusive trading currency between her and the villains around her, would disappear. I had no choice but to agree."

"She is a rare genius. She reached the third level of Chaos in just ten days. Later, I spent five years with her. After that, I was named the crown prince and gradually lost contact with her. We met again a year later when there was unrest on the border. My father-in-law was ordered to go with my father to quell the unrest. After sending off the army, I met her hurriedly at the city gate. She was holding a bundle and looked extremely anxious. Then she set her eyes on me and asked me to bring the bundle to my father-in-law."

"I hesitated for a moment, then pulled her onto the horse and took her to catch up with the army. My father saw this and said he would wait until the army returned to the capital to grant us a marriage."

Han Yaoyu chuckled after hearing this and said, "It seems that your father treats you well."

Zhao Jinghua picked up the wine glass and shook his head with a smile, "He doesn't have such good intentions. The crown prince marries the daughter of the prime minister? Think about it carefully, how favored does he have to be to avoid suspicion? But he just wants me to be willing to give up the position of crown prince."

Han Yaoyu couldn't help but frown after hearing this. "What happens next?"

Zhao Jinghua's eyes showed nostalgia after hearing this. "After that, Su Tong and I rode on the same horse back to the capital. Before entering the city gate, she politely invited me to have a meal at Wanfulou. I declined because I thought the palace was busy with many things. I also knew that this was just a polite remark, so I gave her a personal jade pendant and told her that she could always find me if she had any problems. Three months later, someone brought young Zhao Sinian to her restaurant to cause trouble, saying that he was poisoned by the soup in her restaurant."

Han Yaoyu laughed and shook her head when she heard this. "These days, there are so many people who cheat people out of their money." She picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then placed the glass heavily on the table.

Zhao Jinghua picked up the wine jug and filled it for him. He said with a hint of helplessness, "Yes, later she invited a doctor. The doctor happened to be my old friend, the great-grandson of my master, named Gu Song. He happened to be going to the palace to look for me, so I knew about it."

Han Yaoyu nodded in understanding and said, "Oh, Qianchou also recognized that child. He is the son of your master's cousin. Your master has long lost contact with his family. I didn't expect that you two still know each other. What happened later?"