New Life Begins Episode 15 Recap, Plot

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Seeing Hao Jia waiting alone outside the door, Zhao Fangru couldn’t help but step forward to chat with her. After all, both of them served under the same man, and if they gave up so easily, how could they survive until old age? As she spoke, she pulled Hao Jia into the room. Seeing the desk full of memorials, Zhao Fangru scolded the servant nearby and told him to tidy them up quickly.

Unexpectedly, they were all written by Yin Song himself and had just been rejected by the Lord. Hearing this, Zhao Fangru felt a bit awkward. Noticing this, Hao Jia quickly praised Yin Song and stepped forward to grind ink for him. Yin Song was in high spirits, and the hearts of the two women were finally at ease. Yin Zheng's whole family was under house arrest, and everyone knew Yin Song was the one pushing things behind the scenes.

As someone from Yin Song's residence, Hao Jia inevitably felt uneasy. She secretly sent a letter to Li Wei to express her apology. This was originally a private matter between Li Wei and Hao Jia, but Li Wei openly read the letter in front of Yin Zheng, truly treating him as one of her own. Naturally, Yin Zheng could feel Li Wei’s affection, and he was overjoyed.

The Fifth and the Seventh Princes were opening their residences and attending court for the first time. As per tradition, an inaugural banquet should be held. But since Yin Zheng and Li Wei were under house arrest, they were in no mood to celebrate. The Seventh Prince and his wife were thoughtful and sent food to everyone. Li Wei, delighted by the fine dishes, was in high spirits.

But the days of confinement were truly boring, so she decided to gather everyone to play mahjong. After a whole afternoon, Yin Zheng won a huge pile of money. The others, having lost and grown bored, had to find other ways to kill time. Everyone brought out the jars and pots from the room and made rings out of bamboo strips. Whatever one could ring, one could take.

Unexpectedly, Liu Baoquan hit every target with precision and took away all the displayed items. Everything that could be taken was gone, except for the items in Yuan Ying’s room. Just as they were discussing this, Li Wei suddenly felt a chill down her spine. As soon as the words were out, Yuan Ying came over with a fierce aura, glaring at them with murderous eyes.

During today’s court session, the Lord publicly announced that the Third and Fifth Princes would assist Yin Song in managing the market. In fact, this was all part of Yin Zheng’s plan. The Lord deeply understood that the real problem wasn’t scarcity, but inequality. To quell the dissatisfaction of Yin Song and the court elders, he had Yin Zheng take the blame.

This way, if the Lord wanted to use Yin Zheng again, others would no longer be able to accuse him of favoritism. The group suddenly understood after hearing Li Wei explain the reasoning. Upon hearing that Yin Zheng intended to allow women to do business, Song Wu found it very interesting, and Yuan Ying became fully attentive, as if preparing for future ventures.

Although Xinchuan was the head of the nine regions and the strongest, most people were conservative and stagnant, unlike Jinchuan and Danchuan. Now that the Lord supported the parallel development of agriculture, commerce, and industry, Xinchuan’s economy would surely flourish. Yet even such a highly profitable strategy was met with much skepticism. Though the night market system had been a huge success, it only broke the time constraint. To develop further, the regional limitations must also be broken.

Business should not be confined to the traditional East and West Markets but extended into residential areas. Furthermore, a new currency could be introduced to facilitate transactions. Yuan Ying was so exhausted that she fell ill, but the gate was still heavily guarded. Li Wei and Song Wu had no choice but to create a diversion and push out a train. Fortunately, Yin Zheng returned in time and announced that the Lord had lifted the ban.

After being treated, Yuan Ying slowly regained consciousness. But the first thing she wanted to do upon waking was to finish reading the remaining account books. Even after persistent persuasion by the two maids, she wouldn't stop. Li Wei had no choice but to calm her down and volunteered to read the books on her behalf. After this incident, Yuan Ying finally learned to relax and felt the care others had for her.

That day, the Eleventh Prince came to the residence to play, and Yuan Ying paused her work to sit and play with him. Song Wu came in, making a lively scene, and the group sat together chatting and laughing. Their joyful voices reached the study, and Yin Zheng felt that this moment was truly blissful.

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