New Life Begins Episode 9 Recap, Plot

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Jinchuan is lacking in mineral resources, while Zhao Fangru’s natal family controls half of the mines in Daichuan. Therefore, on the court, Yin Song proposed that the Zhao family supply coal to Jinchuan as a way to negotiate a delay in repaying the silver debt. However, Lord Xinchuan seemed to disagree with this idea. He believed that while Xinchuan is Daichuan’s largest buyer and indeed holds leverage, Xinchuan should not act in such a manner.

The court was in an uproar, and Yin Song was also startled. Just as he was about to say more, Lord Xinchuan interrupted him. Lord Xinchuan was upset over this matter. As he happened to pass by the academy, he decided to go in and see what Mr. Dai was teaching today. That day, the academy was discussing the matter of the silver debt. Mr.

Dai questioned several princes one by one, but they just giggled and had nothing in their heads. Among them, Yin Zheng stood out like a lotus rising unstained from the mud, offering his own thoughts. Hearing his words, Lord Xinchuan was greatly pleased and decided to summon Yin Zheng for a discussion. After being embarrassed at the palace, Yin Song was furious and took out his anger on Hao Jia, forbidding her from eating.

The next day at school, Hao Jia looked spiritless and listless. Seeing this, Li Wei couldn't help but feel a bit worried. Hao Jia confided in Li Wei that due to the palace cutting expenses recently, her household had been making things like stinky tofu and snail noodles, which she naturally disliked. When Li Wei heard there was tasty food involved, her eyes lit up and she eagerly asked Hao Jia to let her try these new things.

That day, Hao Jia brought Li Wei a bowl of snail noodles. Just as Li Wei was happily eating, Zhao Fangru suddenly showed up. Seeing that Li Wei had finished the bowl of snail noodles cleanly, Zhao Fangru was pleasantly surprised and did not punish them. In response to Lord Xinchuan’s call to cut expenses, the households of the various princes all showcased their own methods. The third prince withheld all his wives’ monthly allowances.

The fifth prince pawned off all his family’s writing tools and weapons. As for Li Wei, she began growing vegetables at home. But Yin Zheng was still troubled—recovering the silver debt was no easy task. Li Wei thought back to her own experience at home: if the debtor is shameless, then the collector must be even more shameless. Yin Zheng had a sudden realization and immediately went to ask the most shameless person in the palace for help—Yin An.

But getting Yin An to act wasn’t easy. Li Wei specially brought the other 24 Solar Term Girls to Yin An’s residence, making him suddenly realize he was short on money. Sure enough, in order to support these girls, Yin An took the initiative to seek out Yin Zheng. Just like that, the two of them teamed up and went door to door to collect the debts.

Yin Zheng handled the task quite well and might be able to establish his own residence and attend court as early as next year. Li Wei was very happy. If that happened, she could return home sooner. But she was also a bit melancholic—if she returned home as a concubine, she would surely be criticized. Yin Zheng asked Su Shen whether Xinchuan had ever made a concubine into the official wife.

Su Shen couldn’t help but praise Yin Zheng for his wisdom—this was indeed a good way to keep Li Wei. But to Su Shen’s surprise, Yin Zheng let out a long sigh. It turned out that he only hoped Li Wei could leave him as the official wife, because he didn’t want to force her. He wanted Li Wei to return home with dignity. Su Shen felt a bit disheartened.

He told Yin Zheng that the thirteenth prince had indeed once promoted a concubine. The records in the Household Affairs Hall noted that the thirteenth prince first had the concubine win first place in the Inner Court examination, then used the excuse of needing a female steward when establishing his household to make her his official wife. Yin Zheng shared this plan with Li Wei and hoped she could win first place in the next exam.

Li Wei felt dizzy—this was quite difficult for her. Fortunately, Yin Zheng stayed by her side day and night, personally tutoring her. As time passed, Li Wei’s vegetables flourished, and she even shared some with her sisters.

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