Time flies by and Chen Ying turns eighteen in a blink of an eye!
This time, he changed his usual low-key style and held a grand banquet at Valley Manor to celebrate his eighteenth birthday.
Some people with a keen sense of smell have noticed that something is wrong with the atmosphere...
The dignitaries of the imperial capital, such as Xiong Gang and General Lei, all came in person to save face, and secretly did some things to win over and make promises.
Chen Longcheng granted land to Chen Ying. Such a thing naturally had to be approved by the court.
As representatives of the Imperial Court in the North, Xiong Gang and General Lei naturally learned the detailed information quickly.
I was shocked and sighed again and again...
Chen Longcheng, the Duke of Zhenbei, was really ruthless. In order to prevent his brothers from fighting against each other in the future, he directly suppressed and exiled the concubine Chen Ying, who was extremely powerful and had very powerful methods. He tried his best to maintain the authority and status of his legitimate son.
I can't say that he did anything wrong, but he was a little too cruel to Chen Ying...
Of course, they were secretly happy, but they also had thoughts of winning over Chen Ying.
This is also the main reason why Xiong Gang and General Lei personally attended the coming-of-age banquet hosted by Chen Ying.
But at the banquet, when they saw Chen Ying with a calm demeanor and a confident smile on his face, they knew that this kid had returned to normal and there was little chance of successfully wooing him.
But even so, they still hinted and made quite generous promises, maybe there will be opportunities to win over in the future...
Chen Ying expressed his gratitude and said that in the next six months, there may be some problems with the supply of elixirs. If it affects them, please be patient.
His statement made Xiong Gang and General Lei more and more convinced that this guy was about to get into trouble.
What a mess...
On the other hand, Ling Feng, the sword madman, has been somewhat quiet recently.
Either leading a group of guards into the hinterland of the Snowy Mountains, or following a caravan to an unknown area. In short, he was so busy that it was difficult to see anyone.
It just so happened that no one from Pegasus Hall came to provoke me recently, life was surprisingly smooth, and nothing unpleasant happened at Valley Manor.
Until the imperial court's fiefdom document came down, the entire Northland high-level officials were shocked...
Damn, did you make a mistake?
The senior management of Beidi naturally knew what was going on in the enclave outside the Flying Fox Trail, but they did not expect that it would become Chen Ying's fiefdom.
This is not a reward, but a trick on Chi Luoluo...
However, Chen Ying calmly accepted the reward documents without showing any dissatisfaction, which left Beidi's senior officials confused.
Soon, news came from Zhenbei Gongfu that this matter was ordered by Zhenbei Gong Chen Longcheng and had little to do with the imperial court.
Yes, this was an internal affair of the Zhenbei Palace. Yi Qian felt angry and aggrieved on behalf of Chen Ying and gave up his intention to come forward.
But in my heart, I am inevitably a little more confused about Zhenbei Gong Chen Longcheng...
Even if you want to win over your legitimate son, you don’t need to suppress the talented concubine so deliberately, right?
There is a lot of commotion outside, not to mention here at Valley Manor...
"..., that's what happened!"
In the stone building conference room in the inner courtyard of the manor, Chen Ying laughed slowly and said: "My second brother will take over the manor soon. If you are willing to follow me to the Feihu Trail fiefdom, you are welcome. If you don't want to, I won't force you!"
A group of manor guards looked at each other...
Naturally, there was some turmoil within the manor, but of course nothing unexpected happened on the surface.
Finally, the escort team, mostly transformed from retired frontier soldiers, planned to follow Chen Ying to the Feihu Trail fiefdom for a fight.
The key is that they are at the lowest level in the North, and only by following Chen Ying can they have a clear chance of getting ahead.
Besides, almost all the internal martial arts skills they practiced were released by Chen Ying.
If you want to go further, getting Chen Ying's guidance is the best option.
Chen Ying was also approachable and willing to take the time to teach them how to practice martial arts. If it were the second son of the Duke's family, such a good thing might not happen.
What's more, the strength of the second son of the Duke is probably far inferior to that of Chen Ying, the third son of a concubine. Any manor guard with some eyesight will have a clear conscience.
"In terms of safety, don't worry!"
Chen Ying said with a smile: "Ling Feng has already taken a step ahead and brought a large number of urgent supplies to the Flying Fox Trail Daqian Station!"
Hearing this, the manor guards who planned to follow were excited.
They had all witnessed the strength of Sword Kuang Lingfeng, who had defeated five innate masters of Pegasus Hall in a row. Such a strong man was willing to follow Chen Ying, so why should they hesitate?
As for Valley Manor, after all, it has only been developed for a short period of time, and it is much worse than the cities in the North. There is really nothing worth remembering.
As long as Chen Ying is still the person in charge, his territory will definitely have various competition venues.
On the contrary, it is doubtful whether the second son of Zhenbei Gongfu can continue to maintain the fiery martial arts style here after taking control of Valley Manor.
After all, the second son of the Duke is not strong enough to suppress the entire manor...
However, the two markets in the manor may be greatly affected.
Without Chen Ying, a master of making elixirs, the high-end business of the two markets will naturally be affected.
High-end businesses are affected, and mid- to low-end businesses will also experience inexplicable declines as time goes by.
It's just that I can't see it right now...
Chen Ying didn't mean to remind him, and even reminding him would probably have no effect.
Businessmen from the two markets in the manor would not give up their business here easily and take risks to go to Flying Fox Trail.
The twisted melon is not sweet!
He didn't mean to make things difficult for others, it was better to get together and disperse easily.
Therefore, two months after his eighteenth birthday, that is, half a month after receiving the imperial reward documents, Chen Ying left quietly with his confidants and a lot of supplies.
As for his second brother Chen Wu, he didn't know whether he was embarrassed or had other thoughts and had no intention of meeting him.
It was not until Chen Ying left completely that he appeared frequently as the owner of the manor.
It was only then that the ordinary people and warriors living in the manor, as well as a group of businessmen doing business, realized that the previous owner of the manor had quietly left.
This incident caused a small stir in the manor, but it was just a small stir.
Chen Wu's ability was not bad, and he was the second son of Zhenbei Gongfu. He was also supported by smart and capable people, so the situation was quickly stabilized.
Valley Manor is still running smoothly, as if it has not been affected at all.
In fact, the impact is still there, and it is quite significant...
After sitting in Valley Manor for less than half a month, Chen Wu felt like he had a splitting headache when he saw the piles of documents on his desk.
The competition venue needs experts to suppress it, the valley town needs a sufficient number of guards to intimidate and maintain normal order, and the two markets also need capable manpower to ensure fair transactions there...
In short, in just half a month, he felt the heavy pressure on his face.
I don’t know how the third child, Chen Ying, managed the manor back then.
He looked relaxed and at ease, but in his own hands he had a splitting headache, which really made Chen Wu feel depressed.
Why did he feel that the manor was so difficult to manage after it was in his hands?
The competition ground is one of the standard features of Valley Manor, and it must be maintained no matter what, without any problems.
Otherwise, wouldn’t it mean that some people would look down upon it as a joke?
However, it is not easy to maintain the competition venue. There are a lot of warriors nesting here in Valley Manor, and their strength is even more exaggerated.
There are many good masters of internal boxing with secret strength and even transformation strength.
Later, Chen Wu found out that the third child, Chen Ying, was actually here in the manor, secretly practicing many high-level hard skills and medium-level internal martial arts training methods.
It is precisely because of this that the number of masters here in the manor has increased sharply!
Chen Wu didn’t think there was anything wrong!
It's just high-level hard kung fu in the military and mid-level internal martial arts practiced by the guards in the mansion, so it doesn't count at all.
However, I don’t know why the warriors in the manor are so powerful. High-level competitions often break out here in the competition venue. It’s just that experts with sufficient strength are needed to be in charge to avoid accidents in the competitions.
But the problem is that he lacks such masters...
I had no choice but to ask for help from the palace, or rather my biological mother, the mistress of the palace, and borrowed a lot of internal martial arts experts, so I could barely support him.
But then, the maintenance of normal order in the town and the market, as well as the matter of fair trade, ran into trouble again.
There are many foreign merchants in the town and market. Once a problem occurs, it must be solved in time and cannot be delayed for too long, otherwise it will have a great impact on the reputation of Valley Manor.
Previously, those who patrolled the town and market were retired frontier soldiers with strong obedience and good discipline.
They have been trained by the resources of the manor, and can not only practice high-level hard skills, but also practice mid-level internal martial arts.
In addition, Chen Ying came forward from time to time to give personal guidance, which made this group of guards who were retired frontier soldiers extremely grateful, and naturally they did not hesitate in doing things.
This time Chen Ying left quietly, and most of the guards left with him, causing a shortage of guards in the town and market.
Chen Wu, who has just taken over the manor, does not know the inside story.
Seeing that the manor lacked guards, they were dispatched directly from the government. Due to unfamiliarity and different levels of intentions, problems arose in the order of the town and the market.
It's not that the order is out of order, but that the guards' reaction speed and problem-solving methods are unsatisfactory.
No comparison, no harm!
Compared with the manor when Chen Ying was there, it is obvious that the manor where Chen Wu is now in charge is much worse in terms of order and business atmosphere, which naturally attracts a lot of rumors.
Chen Wu was very concerned about this, so he naturally felt a great pressure...
This is because others are concerned about his identity. Otherwise, like when Chen Ying was in charge of the manor, strong men from outside would come to challenge him every once in a while.
With Chen Ying's strength, the combat power of Dao Kuang Lingfeng, and even the coordination of the manor guards, they can easily solve the problem.