Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 493: Guarding Against Wang Yingluo’s Peers

Wang Yingluo was not a person who dedicated herself selflessly.

The reason she was willing to help Jun Yuyan with these inventions was firstly, to gain his greater appreciation and eventually make people like Lou Zixi submit to her, and secondly, for fame and profit.

Her background, destined her future status to be a matter of great controversy.

In order to successfully become the Empress without opposition from the court officials, it was natural that she must have a good reputation and supporters.

Now that large-scale printing of books had begun, and very soon, quality yet affordable basic textbooks would be put on sale, affordable even to countless poor scholars, which was a tremendously meritorious deed.

If these students found out that the books they were reading in the future were the result of her own inventions, they would surely be grateful to her.

Scholars were the group most capable of voicing opinions in ancient times; having them to campaign for her voluntarily, Murong Jiu would eventually have to abdicate in her favor.

Therefore, she was now very eager to gain fame.

Whether it was the papermaking technique or the printing technique, or anything else, each could ensure her a lasting legacy.

What did Murong Jiu have to compare with that?

Murong Jiu had schools, but she had inexpensive textbooks, and could even offer them for free to some outstanding students. Compared to her, her advantage was greater.

Jun Yuyan did not answer her question but instead asked, "What are you thinking, Ah Ying?"

Wang Yingluo naturally couldn’t reveal her ambition; even though Jun Yuyan was entirely devoted to her, emperors have always been suspicious by nature since ancient times, and she could not let Jun Yuyan realize she had ambition. In the eyes of men, she must be a pure and flawless good woman, everything done out of passivity.

She then said, "Brother Yan, I don’t know what to do myself. I’m just thinking that I don’t want to make things difficult for you in the future, so I want to gain some good reputation, and I want to do something, to share your burdens, while reducing some of the slander."

She quickly added, "Actually, I don’t care if others slander me, as long as Brother Yan doesn’t think of me that way; that’s enough."

Jun Yuyan said, "Indeed, there are some negative words about you outside the palace. I’ve ordered the Brocade-clad Guards to rectify the situation. You don’t have to worry, and I won’t misunderstand you. However..."

Wang Yingluo immediately looked at him, however what?

"However, precisely because there are these voices outside, I can suppress them by force, but it only silences them, not changes their minds. If the printing technique and such were suddenly made public, I’m afraid it would make people think I am elevating your status by stealing credit from others."

"But it was indeed my invention!" she exclaimed.

"But others won’t see it that way. You dreamed about the old immortal, only I would believe you, others won’t. I also want your name to be celebrated everywhere, but we need to proceed step by step, gradually. You’ve only been in the Capital for two months, and in people’s eyes, you’re just a country girl who’s done the Emperor a favor."

When Wang Yingluo heard this, she realized she had indeed been too impatient.

The ancient times were unlike modern times; they had lower receptivity. She had been in Capital City for just over two months, and in people’s eyes, she was but a country girl who had done a favor to the Emperor.

Moreover, she had forgotten one thing; although the bookstore had already been established, the books were not yet on sale; ancient people were still unaccustomed to drinking strong liquors, the Noble Lords had low acceptance, and Manager Chai, having no choice, resorted to supply entertainment venues like brothels, inevitably carrying a bad reputation, but making a fair amount of Silver. She was a modern person, and she didn’t mind these things before.

And it was the same with soap, it had not yet entered every household, even if people knew she was the one who made the soap, they would not feel any gratitude or praise for her.

It was too short a time; these things needed to spread, and then when everyone was curious who made these ingenious items, then she could make a high-profile claim to fame, which would be a case of less effort for more success.

Her way of thinking was still too limited by modern thinking. Jun Yuyan was an emperor, wise and intelligent; not only would he not harm her, but he would also help her to the greatest extent. She believed Jun Yuyan would seize the right moment for her.

Having mentioned it once, Jun Yuyan would surely have taken it to heart, so there was no need for her to worry about these issues further.

At the right moment, Jun Yuyan said, "Ah Ying, you’ve saved my life twice and were with me during my most vulnerable moments. I will never forget this affection. Rest assured, whatever you want, I will fulfill it for you."

Having received the promise, Wang Yingluo was even happier.

An emperor’s word is worth a thousand pieces of gold, let alone when the emperor is Jun Yuyan!

Wang Yingluo decided to stay and spent the afternoon as a Flower Solving People for Jun Yuyan to cultivate their relationship.

However, not long after their heartfelt talk, Consort Dowager Qi actually sent someone to look for her, asking whether she had brought back the Buddhist scriptures.

With no choice but to please her future mother-in-law, Wang Yingluo had to say goodbye to Jun Yuyan and find the scriptures she had promised Consort Dowager Qi, delivering them personally.

As soon as she left, Jun Yuyan dismissed everyone, retaining only Su Kai. He let out a long sigh, lit incense himself, and dispersed the scent Wang Yingluo had left behind.

With a suppressed laugh, Su Kai said, "Your Majesty, if someone didn’t know better, they might think you are driving away a plague spirit."

"She is far more annoying than any plague spirit,"

Jun Yuyan said with a cold voice.

This was indeed true.

As the Imperial Palace Guard Commander, he had been taken advantage of by an ambitious woman, serving as her personal guard. The key was the strange look this woman gave him, sometimes deliberately ingratiating herself to him.

Only later did he find out that this woman might be from the future—such looks probably came from hearing of his great name and deliberately gaining his favor.

This woman had more than once said that he would become a Great General whom everyone admires, intentionally inciting conflict between him and General Fu.

Her wolf-like ambitions were obvious.

She merely wanted to bring down the Fu Family early, so that in the future, she could become one of her supporters and help her ascend the throne of the Empress.

Such ambition in a woman only grows with feeding.

In the future, she might even seek to be involved in politics.

It was indeed detestable.

"These days have been tough on you, with you following her, her vanity is satisfied, and you can better monitor her. You can take a break soon and go back to spend time with your wife and children."

At these words, Su Kai’s eyes brightened, and he asked, "Could it be that you are planning to deal with her once and for all?"

Jun Yuyan shook his head: "It’s not time yet. I’ve discussed it with the Empress, and we are both worried that Wang Yingluo’s arrival might bring unpredictable changes. If there can be one Wang Yingluo, in the future there might emerge a Li Yingluo or a Liu Yingluo, and Great Yan would be riddled with holes by them. Currently, it seems that Wang Yingluo has no accomplices, but it’s hard to ensure that similar people won’t appear later."

"Therefore, the inventors of things like the Printing Technique and papermaking technique must be thoroughly concealed, and we should promote our own people, creating stories of their inventions. As for whether history will change, that’s not for us to consider. Great Yan must be strong and prosperous to deter foreign nations." fгeewebnovёl.com

Su Kai nodded. Of course, as People of Great Yan, why should they care whether future history might change?

What they needed to guard against was someone like Wang Yingluo.

Like attracts like; when someone of that sort truly appears, revealing Wang Yingluo’s information at that time will naturally lead them into their own trap.

One just hopes that an anomaly like Wang Yingluo is enough and that no others will appear.

"Does Your Majesty mean to keep Wang Yingluo within the palace grounds recently, not allowing her to leave?"