Chapter 443: The Paranoid Prince in the Extra Story (23)
Chapter 443: The Paranoid Prince in the Extra Story (23)
Time flies like an arrow; days and months pass by like a stream.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Zui stayed in Fuzhou County until the beginning of spring.
During this period, Jiang Zui has been accompanying the other party and cultivating feelings for him.
Jiang Zui was willing to sacrifice his face and go in and out of the county magistrate's mansion every day.
If Ruan Yu wanted to say something, Jiang Zui would refute him, and the rest of the people knew Jiang Zui's identity and did not dare to stop him.
Therefore, Ruan Yu could only watch his brother and Jiang Zui being so close.
Ruan Yu was so angry that he was puffing his beard and glaring, but he couldn't do anything about Jiang Zui. He could only watch and get angry.
Jiang Zui can coax, pamper and love him. Ruan Jiuchao, who already likes Jiang Zui, loves him even more.
Ruan Yu saw that his brother was outgoing, so every time he had an argument with Jiang Zui, Ruan Jiuchao would defend the other.
If he were to watch, that brat would just act pretentiously and act like a green tea girl.
Pooh!
Jiang Zui was loving and affectionate with his wife while quarreling and arguing with his father-in-law. He lived a very carefree and comfortable life.
Jiang Yimo, who was far away in Beijing, had already started talking about Jiang Zuile.
Before the Chinese New Year, Ruan Yu was given a transfer letter.
"Dad, are you going to be promoted?" Ruan Heng said with a gleam in his eyes.
Ruan Yu kicked Ruan Heng away and said unhappily, "Whether I get promoted or not is none of your business. But you, I heard from your teacher that you're lazy again recently?"
"No! Dad, I didn't!" Upon hearing this, Ruan Heng shook his head and refused. He looked calm on the surface, but his eyes were darting around and he looked guilty.
Seeing this, Ruan Yu knew the truth and said coldly, "Ruan Heng, if I catch you slacking off in your studies again, you will have to write 100 large characters."
After a pause, he continued, "By the way, write me a hundred copies first."
Ruan Heng was already 13 years old, which was old enough for him to get married in ancient times.
But in Ruan Yu's opinion, Ruan Heng is still a junior high school student.
After hearing the punishment, Ruan Heng looked bitter and said, "Dad, you know, I..."
"This matter is not negotiable!" Ruan Yu retorted directly.
In the end, the unlucky Ruan Heng received his task of writing one hundred large characters and returned to the yard.
After the beginning of spring, Ruan Yu and his family packed up and prepared to return to the capital.
As the governor of Fuzhou County, Ruan Yu was very much loved by the people. Therefore, when people learned that Ruan Yu was promoted, they were happy for him, but they couldn't do anything about it.
When Cheng Yan learned that the Ruan family and their group were leaving for the capital, he felt mixed emotions.
He and Ruan Heng gradually became estranged because of Zhao Kaile's matter.
Therefore, when Ruan Jiuchao was about to leave, he didn't know what to do for a moment.
Before leaving, Ruan Heng said goodbye to Cheng Yan.
After all, he and Cheng Yan have known each other for such a long time.
"Brother Heng, are you...are you leaving?" Cheng Yan said with bitterness on his face.
Ruan Heng nodded and responded, "Well, Daddy will naturally leave when he gets promoted."
"Then... I wish you a safe journey." Cheng Yan hesitated for a while and said with difficulty.
Ruan Heng sighed and said, "Well, take care."
"Take care of yourself."
Ruan Heng looked at Cheng Yan in front of him and felt regretful.
I introduced my most trusted and best friend to my beloved brother, but the result was so sloppy.
But on second thought, people always have to look forward.
Ruan Heng sighed and said, "Brother Yan, you are very knowledgeable and talented. I believe that we will meet in the capital soon."
"Then I'll borrow Brother Heng's good words."
Jiang Zui and Ruan Yu's family left. When they were about to leave, the people lined the streets to see Ruan Yu off. Even when they were twenty or thirty miles away from the city, people were still seeing them off.
One can imagine how much Ruan Yu was loved in Fuzhou County.
After stopping and walking along the way, we finally arrived in the capital city a month later.
Ruan Yu was promoted to the Minister of Works. Jiang Yimo wanted Jingguo to have wide and flat roads all over the country, and Ruan Yu had some ideas on how to make money.
At first, Jiang Yimo even considered letting Ruan Yu serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works concurrently, but in view of the opposition of the ministers, he gave up the idea.
Ruan Yu was favored by the emperor, so naturally the ministers were displeased with him.
Unfortunately, Ruan Yu managed the entire Fuzhou County very well, and it even became the most prosperous place among the twenty-six states and seventy-eight counties. But ten years ago, Fuzhou County was one of the poorest places.
Ruan Yu's actions are clearly there for us to see.
In addition, due to Ruan Yu's reforms, several counties near Fuzhou County also prospered a lot.
This is also limited to a small number of ministers.
Under Jiang Yimo's majesty over the years, except for some problems that could not be removed, the entire court had almost become Jiang Yimo's one-man show.
Now, Jiang Yimo has ambitions to make Jingguo a better place, and Ruan Yu is the best helper.
Jiang Yimo was even afraid that Ruan Yuchu would have no place to live when he came to the capital, so he even gave him a mansion.
It just happened to be next door to Jiang Zuixiaoyao’s palace.
Xiaoyao Palace is very close to the imperial palace, and Jiang Zui likes the boy, so naturally he has to give him some benefits.
After seeing the address, Ruan Yu felt extremely upset, but then he turned around and thought, actually... this is not a bad idea.
At the very least, when Chaochao gets married, they can still see each other often.
Because of Ruan Yu's actions, he became a big shot in the eyes of the emperor.
In August, Ruan Jiuchao finally reached the age of 15.
The families of the ministers in the court also rushed to the scene upon hearing the news.
Everyone had a smile on their face and praised Ruan Jiuchao for his virtue, gentleness and kindness.
He even wanted to propose marriage to Ruan Jiuchao.
The husband of the Minister of Revenue said with a smile: "Does Brother Ruan have a marriage contract? If not, my Erlang Shen is handsome and has a noble bearing. If Madam Ruan doesn't mind, how about we become in-laws?"
The wife of the Minister of Revenue heard her husband's praise for Ruan Yu. Because of Ruan Yu's existence, the national treasury became much richer.
Seeing this, the Minister of Revenue's husband was somewhat tempted.
It's not bad to be able to find a rich father-in-law for my son.
After all, my son is like that...
He was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery interrupted with disdain in her eyes, "Erlang of yours only has good looks."
Then he turned to Song Qingwan and said, "Mrs. Ruan, why don't you take a look at my son?"
The Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery may appear prosperous, but in reality it has long been vulnerable.
The marquisate is inherited only for three generations, and now three generations have passed.
The Loyal and Brave Marquis's family had few descendants, and their only son was a lazy dandy who only cared about having fun.
The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery wanted to find a wife or husband for her son who had a good family background and status.
Now, Ruan Yu's influence in the court is gradually growing.
So, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery chose Ruan Jiuchao.
The wife of Duke of Qi said, "Madam Ruan, my second son is handsome and has a position in the court. I like Brother Ruan very much. Don't worry, if Brother Ruan joins the Duke's Mansion, I will definitely treat him like my own child. Why don't we let the two children meet each other first? Who knows, it might work out."
“My kids are good too.”
"And my home."
......
Seeing the chaotic situation, Song Qingwan said repeatedly: "No, Jiuchao has just reached the age of marriage, I want to stay for a few more years."
Song Qingwan had an awkward smile on her face. She was too embarrassed to say that her brother had already been betrothed to Jiang Zui, so she could only perfunctorily answer.
Only a few people knew about the affair between Ruan Jiuchao and Jiang Zui.
Before Ruan Jiuchao came of age, Jiang Zui didn't want to tarnish her reputation.
However, after hearing Song Qingwan's words, everyone didn't feel anything.
After all, Ruan Jiuchao is still young, and marriage cannot be arranged all at once.
Let's wait and see.
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