A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

32. 561 to 580

Chapter 561 The Lantern Festival Banquet at Prince Rui's Mansion

"He didn't say it clearly, it was my old lady who felt it herself." Mrs. Wei said, "That's all, that's all I asked. If you don't know about this, forget it, we won't do much to intervene. Fortunately, the Xu family He's a decent person, so it's not too embarrassing."

Yunshi was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to answer the question.

"By the way, there is one more thing." Mrs. Wei signaled to the maid beside her and asked her to hand an invitation to Yun.

Yunshi accepted the invitation dully.

"This is the invitation to the Lantern Festival banquet of Prince Rui's Mansion on Lantern Festival. I know you didn't receive it. Old woman, I shamelessly asked for it for you. It's not for anything else, it's for the face of my Wei family. This banquet is for Princess Rui. We can do it. Most of the ladies in the capital will go. The Wei family is the natal family of Princess Rui. If no one goes, it will inevitably cause some gossip outside."

Mrs. Wei still wants to save face and doesn't want the Wei family to be laughed at.

Yunshi looked at the invitation for the Lantern Festival Banquet of Prince Rui's Mansion that was handed to her, and her heart was in turmoil.

Mrs. Wei then warned: "You don't need to do anything else on the day of the Lantern Festival. If Ruo'er doesn't get close to you and doesn't pay much attention to you, don't take it to heart. You need to be more sensible and stop talking to Rui. If the princess causes any conflicts, she must not lose face in front of all the powerful women in the capital."

Mrs. Wei put her words first and warned Mr. Yun to be careful.

"Daughter-in-law, I know..." Yun's voice was very low, and her whole body looked as if her strength had been drained away.

Mrs. Wei took another look at Mr. Yun, who was pale and lifeless, and said, "Please step back first."

Yunshi whispered, "Daughter-in-law, please leave," and then left Shou'antang in despair.

Returning to Anxin Pavilion, Mrs. Yun looked at the Lantern Festival banquet of Prince Rui's Mansion in her hands and was fascinated for a long time. She also thought about what the old lady said just now, and thought that her husband might really be disappointed with her. A sense of grievance gradually came to her heart. I couldn't help crying.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

While the whole capital did not dare to celebrate grandly, Prince Rui's Mansion went in the opposite direction and held a large-scale Lantern Festival banquet.

The reason why he was not worried about being blamed by the emperor was because Wei Ruo invited a group of members of the Qunfang Club to the banquet in the name of the president of the Qunfang Club.

What Qunfang Club does during this period is disaster relief and rescuing people.

Wei Ruo established the Qunfang Association and recruited ladies and ladies from various families to join the association, so that those with money would contribute money, those with food would contribute food, and those with people would contribute people to pool resources to do good deeds.

Each family that was attracted by Wei Ruo was also happy to participate and felt proud of it.

Because Wei Ruo will publicize their names, no matter what good deeds they do, they will announce the participants and let everyone know. In this way, no matter whether they contribute money or food, they can get a good reputation. .

A good reputation is not only beneficial to themselves, but also very helpful to their husbands and families.

And this process is more convenient than doing it by themselves, and it seems less deliberate.

Someone is helping them make arrangements and publicity, why wouldn't they do it?

Even this matter was praised by the emperor. He once mentioned it in the morning, saying that he was kind-hearted, responsible and insightful.

Hence, most of the ladies and ladies in the capital participated and became members of the Qunfang Club.

Ironically, Yun, who is Wei Ruo's mother, and Wei Qingwan, who is Wei Ruo's sister, are not among them.

I don't know whether the two of them will show up at the banquet held by Princess Rui today. Everyone has some private speculations about this.

The banquet hall is located in the backyard of Prince Rui's Mansion. It is daytime and there are no other decorations except for some lanterns hung as decoration. Compared with the banquets held by other people, it is obviously simpler and simpler.

Early in the morning, Wei Ruo was waiting in the hall to greet all the guests.

Wei Ruo dressed up casually today. She had no intention of competing with the other ladies and ladies, nor did she have any intention of bringing the goods to sell in person. Because she has other arrangements today.

Not long after, the guests came one after another.

The guests all had smiles on their faces and greeted Wei Ruo warmly as soon as they entered the door.

Wei Ruo also responded to them with a smile.

About half an hour later, Xie Ying came.

Wearing a pink coat, she came to Wei Ruo with brisk steps and muttered: "It's because you held this banquet that I came. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't come. It would be too troublesome to see so many people."

"If you have something to achieve, you have to pay something!" Wei Ruo replied to Xie Ying in a low voice.

"That's right." Xie Ying smiled, and then said, "I'll find a place to hide for a while, and I'll come out when the show starts."

"No problem." Wei Ruo understood Xie Ying's mood very well, and she would feel the same way if it were her.

After a while, Wei Qingwan came. She came with Qi Shijing.

Wei Ruo was not surprised at all.

Qi Shijing is a member of her Qunfang Club. She should have come, and Prince Yu's Palace has been trying to find a sense of presence recently. On an occasion like today, it is impossible for Prince Yu's Palace not to lend a hand.

As for Qi Shijing asking Wei Qingwan to come with her, it is easy to understand. After all, she and Wei Qingwan are obviously sisters.

Wei Ruo looked over and saw Qi Shijing, who was wearing a dark red coat embroidered with silver flowers and a cloak of the same color, showing her dignity and elegance.

Behind her, Wei Qingwan was wearing a light yellow suit, quite plain, and a thick cloak wrapped her whole body.

She lowered her head and followed Qi Shijing like a little daughter-in-law.

The only thing that surprised Wei Ruo was that the maid next to Wei Qingwan was not the Cui He she was familiar with.

Qi Shijing walked up to Wei Ruo and greeted Wei Ruo with a smile: "Jiu Jiu, sister, I have really worked hard for you today."

"It's not hard work. Princess Yu also saw it, so I just did it casually without much effort. Today's meal is relatively ordinary, I hope Princess Yu doesn't mind."

"In other words, the people are suffering now. It is a blessing for us to have enough to eat. How can we be picky?" Qi Shijing replied.

These words sounded very familiar to Wei Ruo. No matter how extravagant and wasteful everyone is at home, they should always show consideration for the people when they go out, so as not to fall into the wrong tongue.

"It is a blessing for the people that Princess Yu can think like this." Wei Ruodao.

Qi Shijing pulled Wei Qingwan to her side again and said to Wei Ruo: "Yesterday, the doctor in the mansion checked sister Wanwan's pulse and confirmed that she is pregnant."

"Congratulations then." Wei Ruodao said in a polite tone, seemingly congratulating him, but in fact he didn't feel any emotion in his heart.

"Yes, this is the prince's first child, and it is a great joy for our palace." Qi Shijing said.

"I guess it's still early in the month, so why don't you stay at home in such a cold weather?" Wei Ruo asked.

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan's body trembled.

Chapter 562 The house is packed with guests

She didn't want to come because she was afraid of having fetal motility.

The first three months were the most prone to accidents. In addition, the weather was cold now and there were many people at the banquet. She just wanted to stay in Cuitingxuan and not go anywhere.

But the prince asked her to come with the princess.

Her heart felt as if it had sunk to the bottom of the sea. She didn't understand why the prince was so uneasy about her and the child in her belly. Even though he now felt resentful towards her because of her concealment and deception, it was him who was in her belly. His first child, why did he show no pity at all?

Wei Qingwan felt extremely unwilling to do so, but she did not dare to disobey the prince's order.

So when she came today, she not only had to take care of her body at all times, but also faced the possible harm from Qi Shijing and the threat to her from Wei Qingruo.

Qi Shijing smiled and replied: "Sister Wanwan knows that today is the first banquet hosted by Princess Rui, so she came here to support her."

Wei Qingwan nodded slightly, the amplitude was so small that if Wei Ruo hadn't been staring at her right now, she might not have noticed it.

Of course, Wei Ruo knew that this couldn't be true, but he didn't bother to expose it. He just smiled and said: "In that case, you are a guest, so please take a seat."

"Then I won't disturb the ninth younger brothers and sisters." Qi Shijing said with a smile, and then walked towards the crowd.

Wei Qingwan followed cautiously, looking very timid.

The people from Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion also arrived soon after.

The invitation to Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion was sent by Mrs. Wei to tell Wei Ruo, so Wei Ruo knew very well that they would come.

Yun family and Mo family came together, Bai family naturally didn't come.

With what happened last time, the second bedroom was completely separated from the third bedroom. No matter what happens, the third bedroom will not bring the second bedroom with them.

The Yun family has also completely broken up with the Bai family. They are still living in the same house now only because the two elders are still alive.

Her relationship with Mr. Mo is getting closer and closer.

Mr. Yun, since you are wearing an orange brocade jacket, which shows your dignity, Moshi Mo has chosen a somewhat rustic and unremarkable gray suit, and the material is also very ordinary.

The two came to Wei Ruo. Yun's expression was a little stiff. Looking at Wei Ruo, there was sadness in her eyes.

On the other hand, Mrs. Mo asked Wei Ruo: "How are you doing, the princess?"

"Everything is fine. Are you okay, auntie?" Wei Ruodao said.

"I'm fine, everything is fine at home, I don't need to worry about you," Mrs. Mo replied.

"That's good. There are many people today, so I didn't entertain you well. I hope my eldest aunt will forgive me."

"Wherever you go, just keep busy with your duties, the princess. If we have anything to do, we will ask the servants who are waiting for you."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Mo glanced at Mrs. Yun who looked unhappy. She just looked at Wei Ruo without saying anything.

"Third brothers and sisters, let's go sit aside first," Mo said.

Yunshi said nothing, glanced at Wei Ruohou, and then followed Moshi into the crowd with an expressionless face.

Mo's family specially brought Yun's family to a corner.

After sitting down, Yun raised her head and looked towards Wei Ruo.

Mrs. Mo gently patted the back of Mrs. Yun's hand: "Don't forget mother's advice. If you have any concerns, please keep them in mind for now, and tell her later when you have the chance."

Before Mrs. Mo came, Mrs. Wei also talked to her and told her to take good care of the Yun family and take the overall situation into consideration.

Yunshi withdrew her gaze.

"Don't worry, I'm not ignorant." Yun replied.

Mo's family didn't say anything more.

After a while, a servant came to report that Princess Jing had arrived.

Wei Ruo narrowed his eyes, and then continued to greet the visitor with a smile.

Princess Jing is wearing a pink brocade jacket embroidered with plum blossoms. There are not too many decorations on her bun, and her dress is slightly elegant.

She lives up to her name, with a small appearance, charming aura, and particularly lively eyes. She looks like a lively and sweet girl next door.

But she is the big villain in the original work who fought with Wei Qingwan for more than two hundred chapters. She is much more powerful than her cannon fodder who died in just a few chapters, so Wei Ruo knows that she is not as innocent as her appearance shows. .

"Nine younger brothers and sisters." Zuo Lingyue had a warm smile on her face.

"Sister-in-law of the Seven Emperors." Wei Ruo replied. "You have suffered in these days."

"This is what I should do."

"There are many people today, so I won't disturb you."

"Okay, Sister-in-law of the Seventh Emperor, please help yourself."

After the two said a few simple words, Wei Ruo smiled and watched Princess Jing take her seat.

Inside Songzhuyuan.

Xiumei rarely follows Wei Ruo but stays with the wet nurse.

Today, there is a banquet in the palace, so Xiumei doesn't have to worry about Wei Ruo's comfort as before.

The wet nurse was a little uneasy because it was her first time to attend such an occasion.

"Meimei, is it really okay for me to dress like this?" The wet nurse was very unaccustomed to today's clothes.

Even though she had earned a lot of money, even though her son had made great military exploits, had a military rank and an official position, she had never dressed up so solemnly.

"No, there's no problem at all!"

"I am a vulgar person, so I look a little disgraceful wearing this silk satin."

"Mother Xu, believe me, you look good dressed like this!" Xiumei comforted her.

The wet nurse was embarrassed by Xiumei's words.

"I asked you two, are you done?" Xu Zhengyong's voice came from outside the door.

"Don't worry, it will be fine soon."

"I'm not in a hurry, I'm just asking how long it will take you to do it." Xu Zhengyong replied quickly.

He didn't dare to be in a hurry.

As he said that, Xu Zhengyong walked back and forth in the corridor by himself.

Suddenly he caught a glimpse of a man in green shirt walking over.

Xu Zhengyong frowned.

The man has an ordinary appearance, but has a slender body and extraordinary bearing.

Seeing the man walking towards the room step by step, Xu Zhengyong sensed something was wrong and stepped forward to block the man.

"Who are you? This is the residence of Princess Rui, how can you come and go at will?"

Xu Zhengyong knew that Songzhuyuan was Wei Ruo's residence, and no men usually came in or out.

The guards are patrolling outside and will not enter easily without special circumstances.

Even male attendants need to be summoned by their master before they can enter.

But he is an exception. He has special permission from the prince and cannot be counted.

"I am…"

Just as Wei Jin was about to explain, Xu Zheng glanced bravely at the sword on his waist.

Xu Zhengyong directly punched Wei Jinyi without saying a word.

Wei Jin also dodged sideways.

Xu Zhengyong threw more than a dozen punches at him, but Wei Jin easily dodged them all.

Facing Xu Zhengyong's fists that were as fierce as a tiger coming out of its cage, Wei Jin also hid his hands behind his back and only dodged and defended without making any moves.

Xu Zhengyong was surprised to find that the person in front of him was extremely skilled in martial arts. He tried 90% of his strength, but he couldn't even touch the opponent's hair!

This made Xu Zhengyong more and more certain that there was something wrong with the person coming.

"My martial arts skills are so high, yet I dare to bring a sword when entering my adopted sister's residence. Who sent you?"

Chapter 563: The wet nurse is like my own mother, but my own mother is neglected

At this moment, Xiumei, who heard the noise, hurried out of the house and shouted to Xu Zhengyong: "Stop fighting, he is not an outsider, he is...he is..."

Xiumei looked at Wei Jinyi and didn't know how to introduce Wei Jinyi's identity.

Under Xu Zhengyong's gaze, Wei Jin also took off the human skin mask on his face.

"You...you...you're not..." Xu Zhengyong looked surprised.

"I'm not dead." Wei Jin also said.

"Are you not dead?" Xu Zhengyong's eyes widened.

"yes."

"Then...how could that happen...I remember that time...it was obvious that you..."

"That was my deliberate arrangement." Wei Jin also replied.

"You're such a good person, why are you cheating to die? Do you know that you will make sister Ruo'er sad?" Xu Zhengyong scolded.

"Feel sorry."

"Then why are you in Prince Rui's Mansion now?" Xu Zhengyong asked again.

Xiumei quickly explained: "The second young master is Prince Rui."

"What did you say? He is Prince Rui?"

Xu Zhengyong felt like his head was going to explode.

"The second young master of the Wei family is Prince Rui, sister Ruo'er has become Princess Rui, and sister Ruo'er has married her second brother?" Xu Zhengyong calculated the relationship silently, and then was shocked, "What, sister Ruo'er married Her second brother?! Isn't that a mess? How can a brother marry his sister? "

"Brother Xiaoyong!" Xiumei said with a helpless look on her face, "Are you stupid? He is already Prince Rui. How can he be the young lady's biological brother?"

"Oh, yes." Xu Zhengyong nodded, "No! Then why did he become the second young master of the Wei family?"

Xiumei had no choice but to explain Wei Jinyi's life experience in detail.

Xu Zhengyong finally understood it completely, and after thinking for a while, he accepted it.

Xu Zhengyong sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect Mr. Wei to be so bold, but it is indeed what he would do. He values love and justice and dares to risk the world for his benefactor."

Soon after, Xu Zhengyong came to Wei Jinyi.

The two of them are about the same height now, but Xu Zhengyong is wider and stronger in stature.

Xu Zhengyong looked at Wei Jinyi carefully and then asked: "I said you are so good at martial arts, when will you give me some pointers?"

"Well, I'll teach you when I get the chance." Wei Jin also replied.

"Really?" Xu Zhengyong's eyes were bright.

"Um."

"That's great! Are you free today?" Xu Zhengyong asked.

"Brother Xiaoyong! Why are you free today? Your Majesty is dressed up just to have a better time! Besides, you have something to do!"

"Yes!" Xu Zhengyong was a little embarrassed. He was a little excited for a while and almost forgot about the business.

Xiumei then said: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. It's almost time. I have to take Mother Xu to the flower hall next door."

Everyone is here in the flower hall.

Wei Ruo stood up and said to everyone: "Before we start today, I have a private matter that I would like to take advantage of today's opportunity to announce to everyone." Everyone looked at Wei Ruo, secretly guessing that the private matter she wanted to say was. What.

Wei Ruo did not announce immediately, but said a few words to the maid beside him.

Then the maid walked into the back hall.

After a while, Xiumei appeared in everyone's sight, supporting the wet nurse.

Wei Ruo personally walked over and brought the wet nurse to the center of the hall.

The nanny was a little nervous and awkward standing in front of so many noble ladies. Wei Ruo held her hand firmly to reassure her.

When Yun saw the woman Wei Ruo was bringing, her heart tightened, and a bad premonition arose spontaneously.

What does Ruo'er want to do? Why bring this woman to others? Could it be that you want to...

Yun's eyes were fixed on Wei Ruo's hand holding Xu's mother. She, her own mother, had never looked at her since she came in, but a wet nurse was so respectful and protective!

Under Yun's worried eyes and everyone's curious eyes, Wei Ruo announced to everyone: "I intend to recognize the lady in front of you, Mrs. Xu, the mother of General Zhaowu Xu Zhengyong, as my adoptive mother."

After hearing this, the faces of those who heard about this for the first time showed a look of surprise. Those who had heard the news before had a relatively dull reaction, but for the dignified Princess Rui to recognize such a woman, The adoptive mother was still a little confused, after all, their identities were very different.

Yunshi's face darkened, she had a bad premonition!

Originally, she thought there was room for discussion on this matter, but Wei Ruo announced it directly in front of everyone, so she had no chance to talk to her!

What a great job she did!

Wei Qingwan had not heard the news before that Wei wanted to recognize his mother as his adoptive mother. When he heard it now, he couldn't help but be surprised.

She raised her lowered head slightly and looked at Wei Ruo with doubtful eyes.

I don't know why Wei Ruo would do this. It would be understandable if he found a high-status woman to be a foster mother, who could help win over the powerful.

Then Xu Zhengyong is just a sixth-grade military officer and a reckless man. Now that the war is in progress, this military commander has a little status. Otherwise, this sixth-grade military officer will not be able to compare with the seventh-grade county magistrate.

The princess, worshiping such a person as a righteous mother, what does it mean?

Wei Ruo explained the reason to everyone: "When I was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I encountered a great disaster. Fortunately, Mrs. Xu came to the rescue and was able to save my life. This great kindness and kindness will never be forgotten by me. I once swore that as long as there is If I have the opportunity, I must repay this kindness."

"Although I am now a princess, I dare not forget the kindness I once had. Therefore, I have reported to the prince, and with his approval, I will choose a day to visit the house, perform the ceremony of kowtow, and formally worship Mrs. Xu as my adoptive mother. I wish that in the coming days Over the years, I served her as an adopted daughter until I grew old to repay the kindness of being reborn."

Except for not directly saying that Mother Xu was his nanny, Wei Ruo did not lie in any other words.

The nurse was indeed a life-saver to her.

Although she traveled into this body with the memories of her previous life, when she first became a human, she couldn't move her body, couldn't speak, and couldn't do anything with her baby body.

If there is no nurse to take care of her at this time, it will be of no use even if she is full of money.

In the cold winter, if the wet nurse hadn't been protecting her in her arms, she would have frozen to death.

If this is not a life-saving grace, what is it?

The nanny looked at Wei Ruo and her eyes turned red. She was moved in her heart.

At this moment, Yun felt as if a big stone had been pressed down on her heart, and she felt like she couldn't breathe.

Qi Shijing was the first to react and congratulate Wei Ruo: "Congratulations to the ninth younger brother and sister."

Zuo Lingyue also followed closely behind: "This is really a happy event. Congratulations to the nine younger siblings. From now on, we have an additional mother-in-law."

The rest of the people also expressed their congratulations:

"Congratulations to Princess Rui."

"Congratulations, Mrs. Xu."

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Wei Ruo lifted up her skirt, and then knelt down in front of the wet nurse...

Chapter 564

The nurse was frightened by this kneeling. She was about to bend down to pull Wei Ruo, but was supported by Xiumei beside her.

Xiumei had long known that Wei Ruo would kneel like this today, and also knew that the wet nurse would not dare to accept such a kneeling, so she stood beside her early and grabbed the wet nurse in time.

Then in full view of everyone, Wei Ruo kowtowed to the nanny.

Wei Ruo has wanted to do this for a long time, but she knew that if she did it before, it would be unfair and the nanny would not be able to accept it.

Now that the wet nurse has become her adoptive mother, she can legitimately accept her bowing down.

Everyone looked at this scene and didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment. They just felt that Princess Rui valued Mrs. Xu more than they thought.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have knelt down to her in front of so many people.

She is the dignified Princess Rui. According to etiquette, even when she faces Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei, she does not need to kneel down and even has to accept the courtesy from them.

This is equivalent to telling everyone in the capital that she, Princess Rui, treats Mrs. Xu as her own mother.

Yunshi stood up suddenly, and Moshi quickly reached out to hold her.

"Third brothers and sisters, calm down." Mo reminded in a low voice.

"How could she..."

"Third brothers and sisters, if there is anything we can discuss when we get back," Mo reminded her again.

Yunshi pursed her lips, and the hand held by Moshi grabbed the tablecloth in front of her, tugging the beautiful fabric into a ball.

Mrs. Mo didn't know what to say at this moment, so she could only remind Mrs. Yun repeatedly that all the ladies in the capital were here.

After a while, Mrs. Yun sat back down again.

Although she was not impulsive, her face was extremely ugly.

It happened that someone came over to congratulate her at this time.

"Congratulations to Mrs. Wei, you have a new relative."

"Mrs. Xu's son is a subordinate of Mr. Wei, so your two families can be considered close relatives."

Yun's face was dark and she couldn't say a word.

Fortunately, Mrs. Mo helped her respond to everyone one by one, and then explained to everyone: "My third sister-in-law had a cold yesterday and is feeling a little unwell today."

"Mrs. Wei really loves her daughter. She didn't forget to come to the banquet hosted by her even though she was ill."

"Mrs. Wei, please pay attention to your health."

Everyone said some words of concern to Mr. Yun and then dispersed.

Wei Qingwan glanced specifically in the direction of Yunshi, and she was relieved when she saw that Yunshi's face looked ugly.

She didn't understand what Wei Qingruo was doing. He wanted to make friends with a wet nurse from a humble background without trying to please his more promising mother, and even did things like kneel down regardless of her status.

According to Wei Qingruo's calculations, he shouldn't do such a stupid thing, because he was afraid that there would be other plans behind her move.

Knowing that the wet nurse was not suitable for such an occasion, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to take the wet nurse down after announcing the matter was over in public.

If Wei knew that after today's move, no one could stop her from recognizing the wet nurse as her adoptive mother, then would it be okay to worship her? In everyone's eyes, the wet nurse was already her adoptive mother.

This directly stopped the minds of the Wei family who might have objections.

At the same time, it also fulfilled one of Wei Ruo's own wishes. Then Wei Ruo will officially start today's activities.

First of all, of course, it was time to eat. Good wine and good food were served. The wine was made with thyme, and Xu Ji was indispensable for the marinade. There were also chicken and duck meat. The chicken was made into soup, and the duck was made into roast duck.

There are also mushrooms, rapeseed, mustard greens, and radishes. Although these are just ordinary vegetables, they are all fresh and very delicious, and have won unanimous praise from everyone.

After the meal, Wei Ruo took everyone to the theater.

This theater already existed in the palace, but Wei Ruo had never used it because she didn't like to listen to plays.

Today Wei Ruo brought everyone here not to listen to the opera, but for another purpose.

Everyone was seated in order according to their status.

Wei Ruo, Zuo Lingyue, Qi Shijing, and Wei Qingwan sat in the middle of the first row according to their status. Yun and Mo sat in the first row closer to each other because of their close relationship with Wei Ruo. .

At this time, Mrs. Yun's face was still extremely ugly, and Mrs. Mo was pulling her along the whole way.

After everyone was seated, Wei Ruo asked someone to carry a few mahogany boxes to the stage.

Then Wei Ruo stood up and turned around to explain her intention to the people behind her: "Madams and ladies, I think you all know that although we have tried our best to set up several relief points around the capital, compared with today's large Famine, after all, is only a drop in the bucket. And we have not touched the areas where famine is really severe."

"Therefore, I want to raise another wave of supplies and send them directly to Shandong, which is currently the most severely affected. For this reason, I have specially prepared some items for auction, and all the proceeds from the auction will be used for this disaster relief."

"You don't have to be mentally burdened. If you have something you like, just bid to buy it. No matter the price is high or low, it is everyone's contribution to this disaster relief operation. I am very grateful for everyone's generosity; if not If you like it, come and support me today and watch the excitement, I am equally grateful."

Wei Ruo explained to everyone.

Hearing this, everyone's hearts dropped at first.

I thought Princess Rui was asking them directly to donate money, but she ended up asking them to buy something.

If the situation is good, they are not forced to pay. Even if they do pay, it is still a purchase. They will gain something and will not suffer a loss.

Following that, Wei Ruo asked people to place the first item for auction today: Daiyueju Beauty Set: peach blossom rouge, skin care cream, whitening cream, blue wind chime perfume and indigo eyebrow pencil.

Starting price: one bucket of rice.

Hearing this, everyone showed surprise.

Those present more or less know that the prices of these things for a month-to-month residence are not cheap.

Even if the price of food is rising now, the price of a mere bucket of rice will never be able to buy this whole set of goods for a month-long stay.

There are also good products that require premium membership to reserve.

"Nine brothers and sisters, why do we need to use rice instead of silver?" Zuo Lingyue asked.

"Yes, nine brothers and sisters, wouldn't silver taels be more convenient?" Qi Shijing also asked.

Wei Qingwan did not dare to speak at this time, but looked at Wei Ruo with the same doubtful eyes.

"I did this auction not for your silver coins, but for food relief. You gave me the silver coins, and I couldn't find a place to exchange for the food. The victims couldn't fill their stomachs even after taking the silver coins, so I just wanted Rice grain." Wei Ruodao.

Wei Ruo knew that many of the people present were women from aristocratic families. They or their families had many farms and houses in other places.

These farms and houses either have grain stocks from previous years, or they bought grain from elsewhere and hoarded it. In short, there is no shortage of grain.

It may not be possible to buy these grains directly with money. Wouldn't it be nice if they could use this method to give out part of the grain?

Chapter 565 is a foregone conclusion

"That's it." Zuo Lingyue said, "Nine siblings are so kind. They are worthy of being the president of Qunfang Association and worthy of everyone's trust."

"Yes, my ninth brother and sister really have a lot of ideas, and they have such exquisite minds that I feel ashamed of myself," Qi Shijing said.

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "The two royal sisters-in-law are overly praised."

Wei Qingwan on the side sneered in her heart. She would not believe that Wei Qingruo really did so many things for disaster relief.

She did the disaster relief work just to gain a good reputation!

When she was in Taizhou Prefecture, she thought too superficially and did not realize that Wei Qingruo was a person with extremely far-reaching plans.

She had a very grand plan, and she started planning her own business bit by bit from then on.

It's a pity that she didn't discover it earlier and failed to plan for herself earlier, which resulted in her being in such a passive situation now.

Then Wei Ruo nodded to Zhang Yi, who was presiding over the overall situation on the stage, and signaled him to officially start.

The starting price is one dou of grain, and the price will be increased by at least one dou of grain each time. The one with the highest final price will win.

Most of the items on auction are items from the shops run by Wei Ruo himself.

There are rouge and gouache waiting for the moon, cloth from Caiyunjian, thyme from Baili Winery, and pen, ink, paper and inkstone from Sibozhai.

The sales of these items have been poor recently, as the sales volume cannot keep up with the production, so Wei Ruo happened to put them out for charity auction.

The auction went well, with most of the prices achieved exceeding those sold directly in stores.

Because when everyone auctions this item, they will consider that the food they pay is for charity relief, and the threshold will inevitably be raised.

In addition, in today's situation, everyone also has a certain degree of comparison.

In addition, Wei Ruo also discussed with Xie Ying in advance. If the price is relatively low, Xie Ying will participate in the bidding and help raise the price to ensure that the lowest transaction price of the item is not too ugly.

After an auction, Wei Ruo got an account book and promises of food delivery from wives of major aristocratic families.

Sent everyone away, Wei Ruo ended the busy day.

Wei Ruo stretched and was about to go back to Songzhuyuan to rest.

Yun's figure suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her way.

Wei Ruo was not surprised, but she was a little tired today and didn't want to continue arguing with Yun.

"If you have anything to do, let's talk about it another day." Wei Ruo said to Yunshi.

"What do you mean?" Yunshi was deeply hurt.

This was not the attitude she had towards that humble wet nurse just now!

"I know what you want to say. I can only tell you that the matter is a foregone conclusion, whether you like it or not." Wei Ruodao.

"What do you mean? Revenge against me? Because you think I'm partial to Wanwan, you want to find a woman like this to humiliate me?" Yun asked Wei Ruo.

The emotions she had been holding back for a long time surged out like a flood when faced with Wei Ruo's indifferent expression.

"I have no intention of deliberately retaliating against you. Everything I do today is because of my gratitude and love for my adoptive mother and has nothing to do with you. Whether you exist or not, and how you and Wei Qingwan get along, do not affect what I do. Today's matter." Wei Ruo replied.

"you you…"

Yunshi was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and she pointed her finger at Wei Ruo.

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Mo hurriedly supported Mrs. Yun and persuaded: "Three brothers and sisters, let's go back first. Princess Rui is really tired after a long day of work. Can we talk about it some other time?"

Yun Shi was not willing to listen and continued to question Wei Ruo: "You were born in my tenth month of pregnancy! How could you treat me like this?" "My life was indeed saved by my adoptive mother. This is also a fact. She is not only important to me, but There is the grace of saving a life, the grace of rebuilding, and the grace of raising someone for more than ten years. In comparison, which one is more important?" Wei Ruo asked Yun with an expressionless face.

Yunshi's eyes widened and she didn't know how to answer.

Then Wei Ruodao said: "What can you do to stop me here now? Want to prevent me from recognizing my adoptive mother? You know this is impossible. Now all the ladies in the capital have witnessed my approach to my adoptive mother. The ceremony of kneeling down, even if there is no recognition ceremony, everyone agrees that she is my adoptive mother. What can you do if you are angry and unwilling? Even if you make trouble in Prince Rui's Mansion for a day, what you don't want to happen has already become a fact. "

Yunshi was stunned. She didn't know what she could do now or what she wanted.

But she didn't want to go back just like that. Her heart was full of anger and grievance.

Wei Ruo took advantage of Yun's trance to escape.

By the time Yun came to her senses, Wei Ruo had disappeared.

Wei Ruo returned to Songzhuyuan, Xu Zhengyong went to rest with his nanny, and only Wei Jinyi was left in the courtyard.

He stood in the courtyard, dressed in moon-white brocade clothes and a thick black cloak with a fur collar.

Wei Ruo stopped and looked at the courtyard, feeling inexplicably lonely.

He has always been a cold person, even when we first met him in the Wei family.

Even though her identity has changed, her years have changed, and she has even had to participate in court struggles for some things, the feeling he gave her has not changed.

Wei Ruo approached and came to Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo had a smile on his tired face: "Second brother."

"Yeah." Wei Jin responded, and then asked, "Are you tired?"

"It's not bad, but the results are impressive, so I'm still very happy." Wei Ruo said sincerely thanking Wei Jinyi, "Second brother, thank you."

"Why did you say that suddenly?"

"Because I can act so recklessly now, it is largely because my second brother has given me this support." Wei Ruo said frankly.

Although she has always insisted on relying on herself and not relying on others, the fact that she is now able to do many deviant things as she pleases is inseparable from Wei Jinyi's help and support.

Without the identity he gave her, how could she have such a carefree life now?

She wanted to publicly recognize the wet nurse as her adoptive mother, and it was bound to not go so smoothly.

Wei Jin didn't answer, but there was an imperceptible warmth in his eyes when he looked at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruozheng and Wei Jin were also talking, and Xiumei came in.

"Miss, Princess Jing gave you a gift, saying she was grateful for everything you have done for the victims."

Xumei presents the brocade box.

Wei Ruo looked at the box suspiciously, hesitated for a while and then took it.

The box was opened, and inside was a set of beautifully crafted gold jewelry.

There are four pieces in total: a gold hairpin, a gold necklace, a gold bracelet, and a gold ring.

The entire set of jewelry uses enamel technology to draw gold wire to make three-dimensional and full filigree, exquisitely embellished with colorful enamel, with a warm color, elegant charm, gorgeousness, and exquisite sparkle.

Seeing this, Xiumei could not help but exclaim: "This set of gold jewelry is so beautiful! Princess Jing is so generous!"

Wei Ruo didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand to touch each item one by one, finally stopping on the bracelet.

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Wei Ruo sighed slowly, then in front of Wei Jinyi and Xiumei, he opened the mechanism on the bracelet and poured out the powder inside.

The brown powder is very obvious when poured on the black velvet cloth in the wooden box containing the gold jewelry.

"Miss, what's going on? What are these powders?" Xiumei looked surprised.

"It's a medicine that's harming me. You won't see any problems in a short period of time. Over time, I will probably become weak in energy and blood. Not only will it be difficult for me to have children, but I will stagger around when the wind blows. But at this level It will take at least six or seven years, so it will be difficult to be discovered." Wei Ruo sighed.

This is a plot that appeared in the original work, and it was something she only saw when watching the palace drama.

Originally, Zuo Lingyue wanted to use it on Wei Qingwan, but now the plot has changed a bit. Wei Qingwan did not become Chu Lan's woman, and she was no longer a love rival with Zuo Lingyue, but she was allowed to catch up on her own.

This Zuo Lingyue is really not very smart. In the original work, she failed to harm Wei Qingwan, and finally suffered the consequences herself.

In fact, even if she didn't know this plot in the original work and failed to discover the existence of these medicines in time, these medicines would not harm her.

Not to mention hiding it inside the bracelet and pouring it directly into her mouth will not have any impact on her. After she discovers her symptoms, she can prescribe a few patches of medicine to remedy the situation.

"Why... why does Princess Jing want to harm you, Miss?" Xiumei was confused.

"Although I don't really want to think in this direction, I think there is a high probability that it has something to do with that **** Chu Lan." Wei Ruodao.

On Zuo Lingyue's wedding night, Chu Lan came to see her. Who can bear this?

The problem is that Zuo Lingyue really blamed her for this, and she was very wronged.

Where did she want to see Chu Lan? She couldn't even hide from him!

"It's so abominable. It's clearly King Jing's fault, but she didn't go to him to argue with him, but she came to harm you, Miss!" Xiumei said angrily.

Xiumei then asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, let's go expose her!"

Wei Ruo did not give an answer immediately, but asked Xiumei: "Did you see Princess Jing give this box to you with your own eyes?"

Xiumei shook her head: "The nun next to Princess Jing handed it to me."

"That's it, she still made second-hand preparations. If this matter is not discovered, that's fine; if this matter is exposed, she can push the nanny out to be the scapegoat and clear her own involvement. "Wei Ruodao.

Wei Jin also reached out and took the box from Wei Ruo's hand.

"Second brother?"

"I'm going to file a complaint."

"ah?"

"If she wants to harm you, she will have to pay the price."

"But second brother, we have no definite evidence that she was behind the scenes, and she is Princess Jing. Will you sue her..." Wei Ruo asked.

"I originally had some arrangements that I had to wait for a few days to make, but now I have to make them earlier." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruo stared at Wei Jinyi and saw a hint of anger between his eyebrows.

He seemed angry.

He has always been shy, and Wei Ruo rarely sees obvious emotional changes on his face.

Seeing such a look in his eyes seems to mean that he is obviously angry.

Because someone wants to harm her?

seems like it.

The second brother treated her very well!

"Then I'll go change my clothes and accompany my second brother to the palace." Wei Ruo also said to Wei Jin.

She is the victim of this matter, so logically she should go to the complaint.

"No, you can just stay in the house." Wei Jin also said.

"Don't you need me to go?" "This kind of occasion is not suitable for you. Besides, you are tired, so take a good rest." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Jin is also very considerate. He knows that Wei Ruo doesn't like entering the palace very much. There are many rules in the palace, so she must be very alert to deal with them and avoid them if possible.

Wei Ruo felt warm in her heart, so she stopped insisting and accepted Wei Jinyi's kindness.

"Okay, then I'll wait for my second brother to come back at home." Wei Ruodao.

"Um."

Wei Ruo also sent Wei Jin out. Wei Ruo was not very clear about what he was going to do, but she believed him.

Wei Ruo was sorting out the account books in his bedroom and waiting for Wei Jin to come back.

At midnight, Xiumei brought news.

Wei Jin had just returned home. He was still discussing matters with his subordinates in the study, so he sent Xiao Bei over to report the situation to Wei Ruo.

Xiaobei told Xiumei everything.

Xiumei reported to Wei Ruohui: "The prince is back. Concubine Hui and Concubine Qi are under house arrest. Prince Jing and his wife, Prince Yu, have been summoned into the palace and have not come out yet."

"What's going on? Aren't you looking for trouble with Zuo Lingyue? Why are Concubine Hui, Concubine Qi, and Prince Yu and his wife also involved?" Wei Ruo looked surprised.

"The prince used this poisoning incident to tell the story of how Empress Xu was drugged and became weak. He also said that he was weak because his mother was drugged when she gave birth to him. In the end, her mother had difficulty in giving birth. He is weak."

Wei Ruo narrowed his eyes, is there such a thing? How could she remember that there was no mention of such a scene in the original novel?

And the second brother's health is quite good, so he is just pretending to be sick.

Xiumei continued to recount the news she got from Xiaobei: "This is not true, but it was arranged by the prince in advance. The prince said that someone poisoned his mother in the past, and now someone poisoned his princess again. Questioning the people in the palace Why don't people let him live in peace?"

"The emperor was furious and called for Concubine Qi, because the first person the emperor suspected was Concubine Qi. As a result, Concubine Qi directly admitted to poisoning Queen Xu and confessed to Concubine Hui, saying that she was with Concubine Hui. Conspired to do this."

Wei Ruo frowned: "Qi Concubine actually admitted it and even confessed Concubine Hui?"

"Well, that's what Xiaobei told me." Xiumei explained.

"This is a bit weird..." Wei Ruo muttered.

Just when Wei Ruo was confused, Wei Jinyi's voice came from outside the door. He asked Wei Ruo if it was convenient for him to go in.

"convenient."

While answering, Wei Ruo walked towards the door.

Opening the door, Wei Ruo saw Wei Jinyi standing outside the door.

There was no sign of fatigue on his face, and he was still so gentle and elegant.

It was a little cold outside, and there was some frost on his fur collar.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but said: "It's so late, why don't you come back after discussing the matter without taking a rest?"

"I'm afraid you'll be impatient."

"Didn't you ask Xiaobei to report it?"

"I'm afraid he couldn't make it clear."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Wei Ruo said with a smile, his eyebrows arched.

Although he had been busy all day, Wei Ruo also felt tired, but when he saw Wei Jinyi, the tiredness dissipated a lot.

Wei Ruo invited Wei Jin in, poured hot tea, and asked Xiumei to go to the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack.

Chapter 567

After sitting down, Wei Jin also explained the ins and outs of the matter to Wei Ruo in detail.

It turned out that Wei Jin had already arranged this matter. He had placed people in the palace very early. Taking advantage of Qi Concubine's fall from grace, he approached Qi Concubine and revealed some things to Qi Concubine:

Prince Rui is so weak now probably because he was brought out of his mother's womb. Empress Xu was probably poisoned when she was in Jing'an Temple, which led to her final death in childbirth. Otherwise, with Empress Xu as a general, Women's bodies are always strong and strong, so they shouldn't die in childbirth without incident.

It also made Qi Concubine realize: With the fall of the Qi family, King Yu completely lost his position as crown prince. Now that the emperor's body is not strong, there is not much time left.

As a result, Chu Lan will ascend the throne as the new emperor soon, and then there will be no way for her and Prince Yu to survive.

That's why Qi Concubine had such a reaction when she was summoned for questioning by the emperor.

Concubine Qi wants to blame Concubine Hui for this matter and make Concubine Hui fall out of favor, so that she can hit King Jing.

But it is difficult to directly blame Concubine Hui, especially since she no longer has the emperor's trust.

So she chose to admit it herself first, and then confess Concubine Hui as an accomplice, which made her confession more trustworthy.

There are no eternal enemies in the harem. Although she and Concubine Hui have not dealt with each other in recent years, when the emperor only favored Queen Xu, she and Concubine Hui were both neglected concubines and were in the same boat.

It is not impossible for the two of them to cooperate under such circumstances.

Concubine Qi had connections and methods, and Concubine Hui was one of the few concubines who gained the trust of Empress Xu at that time. She was the one who had the opportunity to get close to her and poison her.

So her statement is credible.

Qi Bin knew that this would lead to her being guillotined, but she still chose to do it.

Probably because she knew in her heart that even if she tried her best to deny that the matter had nothing to do with her, the emperor might not believe it. In addition, her son had lost the opportunity now. If something was not done, both she and her son would be dead.

It is better to lose both sides than to suffer a total defeat! Maybe it can even give her son a glimmer of hope!

However, in fact, Queen Xu's death in childbirth was not due to poisoning. It was simply that Xu Guogong's incident gave her such a heavy blow that she lost strength during the final delivery.

The whole thing was a trap set by Wei Jinyi for Qi Concubine, and this trap started when he first appeared in front of the emperor.

He looked weak from the beginning, which made it easier for people to believe that the death of Queen Xu was indeed caused by someone poisoning. This was Wei Jinyi's inherent shortcomings.

After listening to Wei Jinyi's words, Wei Ruo took some time to digest.

Wei Ruo had known for a long time that Wei Jin would definitely find a way to deal with Qi Concubine in the palace, but she never knew the specific method.

Now she is still a little surprised after hearing this, at least it was a method she had never thought of before.

Moreover, this method will not only send Qi Concubine to the point of no return, but also Concubine Hui and Chu Lan will also suffer.

Then Wei Ruo asked again: "What was the situation like in the palace after the second brother left?"

Wei Ruo speculated that based on the emperor's feelings for Queen Xu, things would definitely not get better. The reason why the second brother returned to the palace so early was probably because the emperor was considerate of his health. The situation in the palace should not have calmed down at this moment.

"When I left, the emperor had already sent people to search Concubine Hui's palace. Concubine Qi had already been caned ten times and was lying in the imperial study room for further interrogation. Princess Jing had also been caned three times and was still in the imperial study room. Release it." Wei Jin also said.

It seems that the second brother's plan was very successful.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but sigh: "Second brother's arrangement like this has trapped Concubine Hui, Qi Concubine, King Jing and Prince Yu together. Both of them have been weakened, and the road ahead for second brother will be smooth. The prince is not far away."

Wei Jin also stared at Wei Ruo with a serious expression.

After thinking for a moment, Wei Jin also said in a deep voice: "If Ruo'er is willing, we can leave the capital together and go to a place far away from the disputes."

Wei Ruo was stunned: "You want to take me out of the capital?" She was surprised. Although the second brother had once stated to her that he did not want to compete for the throne, she always felt that the situation was pushing him in that direction step by step. Go, especially after Chu Lan had a conflict with them, she vaguely felt that they could no longer retreat.

And now, the second brother actually proposed to leave the capital!

"Yes." Wei Jin also replied firmly.

"But what's going on here…"

"After the death of Qi Concubine and Qi Yansong, the revenge of my grandfather's family has been avenged. There is no need for me to stay in the capital." Wei Jin also said.

"That side of King Jing…"

"Before leaving the capital, I will try to weaken King Jing's power in the court as much as possible, so that even if he ascends the throne, he will not have the power to deal with us. This is also a major reason why I want to drag Concubine Hui into trouble this time."

Wei Jin also took Chu Lan into consideration a long time ago.

Although the trigger this time was Princess Jing, the move regarding Concubine Hui had been planned for a long time and was not a spur-of-the-moment move today.

Wei Ruo recovered from the initial surprise and stared at Wei Jinyi with eyes that changed from surprise to joy and even admiration.

"That's fine, that's fine. Today's great undertakings are in turmoil, and sitting in that position means there's so much to worry about. Just let others take care of it!"

Wei Ruo couldn't help but start thinking about life after leaving the capital.

Sure enough, there is meat to eat with the second brother!

Wei Ruo couldn't help but praise Wei Jinyi: "Second brother, you are so good! I am really getting happier and more grateful to you."

Nearly lost his voice again.

"Yeah." Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo's eyes and saw a bright light in her eyes.

He knew that she was really looking forward to leaving the capital.

That's good.

"Hey, second brother, I discovered that you look like a sheep at first glance, but you are actually a fox, a thousand-year-old fox. It seems that I accidentally released a monster back then."

Wei Ruo supported his chin with one hand and said half-jokingly and half-seriously, with a smile on his face.

Hearing this, Wei Jin also turned his head away.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but pinched Wei Jinyi's face.

"what you do…"

"I want to see if you are still wearing a human skin, otherwise why would your appearance in front of me be inconsistent with your shrewd appearance?" Wei Ruodao.

"There is no more dummy skin, don't touch it anymore." Wei Jin also said seriously, but there was a somewhat unserious blush on his serious cheeks.

Wei Ruo stepped forward to take a look and asked with a smile: "Second brother, aren't you shy?"

Second brother is really shy. He can be shy even if he is a thousand-year-old fox or a monster.

I really don't understand. He is so shrewd in calculating the people in the palace, but why does he look so shy in front of her?

Could it be an act?

Chapter 568: Thoughts about my second brother

"No." Wei Jin also denied.

Soon after, Wei Jin also stood up.

It was already getting late, so Wei Jin did not stay long. After telling Wei Ruo to rest early, he left.

After Wei Jin also left, Wei Ruo washed up and went to bed.

After lying on the bed, Wei Ruoquan lost all sleep.

His mind was filled with the contents of the conversation he had just had with Wei Jinyi.

There is both longing to leave the capital and gratitude to Wei Jinyi.

She is looking forward to leaving the capital. Once she leaves the capital, with her current status and the wealth she already owns, she can do many things that she could not do before, and she can live a more free and unrestrained life than she does now.

But she had no plans on how she would treat her relationship with her second brother after leaving the capital.

She has been having some "unreasonable thoughts" about her second brother recently, which troubles her a little.

She knows that her second brother loves her very much. As a younger sister, she shouldn't have any thoughts about him other than family affection.

But when she was alone with her second brother, she always had untimely emotions and thoughts that were beyond those of her brother and sister.

She couldn't blame her for harboring evil thoughts. In fact, her second brother's face made it difficult for her to keep her heart in peace. In addition, he was so gentle and considerate to her. When she reached puberty, wouldn't she become more and more restless? ?

Hey, when will her adolescent excitement end?

She doesn't want to break the current balance between the two!

What if the second brother gets scared and avoids her after hearing about it?

The second brother treated her well and had nothing to say, but she coveted his body.

Is this something humans do?

It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate, Wei Ruo, you can't do this!

Wei Ruo covered his face with the quilt and wailed a few times.

Then he lifted the quilt again and cheered up: "Wei Ruo, you have to cheer up. If you want to be grateful to your second brother, just be grateful. Don't think about what you have or don't have. This is not your style!"

"I can't think about it anymore, I will have dark circles under my eyes when I wake up tomorrow!"

"No matter what, I'm happy to know that I have the opportunity to leave the capital!"

Wei Ruo talked to himself for a while, successfully persuaded himself to calm down, and then fell asleep slowly.

Early on the next morning, Wei Ruo got up and heard the good news from the palace.

The emperor ordered the execution of Concubine Qi and put Concubine Hui into the cold palace. Concubine Jing Zuo Lingyue was imprisoned in the sky prison.

There were no specific instructions to Chu Lan, but the emperor ordered to recall King Qin who was responsible for supervising the construction of warships in Taizhou Prefecture.

This move seemed to vaguely reveal the intention to reuse the King of Qin, and it also showed that this incident still had an impact on Chu Lan.

Things are developing in the direction that she and her second brother expected.

Wei Ruo was in a good mood and went to the palace's fields early in the morning to dig vegetables, pick mushrooms, and catch a fat old hen.

Then he ran to the kitchen to make a delicious meal, and went to Wei Jinyi's study with it to find him at noon.

After Ke Chongshan and Zhang Yi reported to Wei Jinyi, they looked at each other and smiled.

Zhang Yi joked: "Master, we won't disturb you for lunch. We can all smell the aroma of the lunch prepared by the eldest lady, it is so delicious!"

Ke Chongshan said with a naive smile: "My wife has a good appetite recently. I will go back and have dinner with my wife!"

After the two of them walked out of Wei Jinyi's study, Wei Ruo came in carrying two food baskets.

Wei Jin also stepped forward to help: "Why did you take so many things by yourself?"

"It's too much to order like this. There are only six dishes in total, and they don't have much weight." Wei Ruo was too lazy to ask for help with both food boxes.

As Wei Ruo spoke, he placed the dishes brought in the food box on the table.

Glutinous rice chicken, stir-fried pork liver, roasted vegetable stems with chicken rack, fried tofu, Qianzhang steamed buns and spicy rabbit head.

They are all home-cooked dishes, not uncommon dishes, but those made by Wei Ruo's hands are all delicious and delicious. There was also a cotton bag containing three cowhide water bags, and Wei Ruo also put them up.

Looking at Wei Ruo pouring something out of a cowhide water bag, Wei Jinyi frowned slightly.

Wei Ruo smiled and said: "Second brother, don't be afraid. What's in this is a health tonic that I mixed myself, not wine. I put it in this cowhide water bag because I was afraid of spilling it. If you don't believe me, smell it."

"Um."

It is indeed not wine.

So Wei Jin also picked up the cup and tasted it.

Although it is medicine, the taste is not unpleasant. There is a sweet taste when you taste it carefully. It should be because something like licorice is added to it.

"As winter passes and spring comes, we replenish our body and prepare ourselves for the new year's work." Wei Ruo explained.

Following that, Wei Ruo took another cup and poured the contents of the second cowhide bag into Wei Jinyi.

"It's barley and red bean milk. I grind it freshly and drink it while it's hot." Wei Ruo introduced.

"Well, it's very sweet." Wei Jin also said.

The tonic just now is not unpleasant to drink, but this barley and red soy milk is really delicious.

"Yeah, I think it's good too. It tastes good, warms me up and makes me full."

As for the contents of the other cowhide bag, Wei Ruo didn't tell Wei Jinyi, nor did he pour it for Wei Jinyi. He only poured himself a cup.

"Why did Ruoer come here to look for me today?" Wei Jin also asked Wei Ruo.

"I'm in a good mood. Also, I want to express my gratitude to you." Wei Ruo said frankly.

"Ruo'er doesn't have to be so polite to me."

"If you treat me well, I have to show it. If I just keep everything in mind, how will you know?" Wei Ruodao.

Then Wei Ruo said to Wei Jinyi with a serious expression: "Actually, I don't know how to express my gratitude to you. Sometimes as long as I see you, I will feel at ease. Not only will you be there when I meet He protected me when I was in danger and put himself in my shoes. This feeling is really warm and makes me extremely grateful."

Wei Ruo's bright eyes stared at Wei Jinyi sincerely.

Although you can't say those unreasonable thoughts, you still have to say the serious words of thanks.

Even if she can't do anything to help her second brother, she can at least let him know that she appreciates him and understands his kindness.

Wei Ruo's words made Wei Jin stiffen and look away in confusion.

Wei Jin also kept his face turned sideways. Wei Ruo couldn't see his expression, but could only see the blush from his cheeks to the roots of his ears.

"Second brother, please turn around."

Wei Ruo moved closer to see Wei Jinyi's expression clearly and to know his reaction.

Sensing Wei Ruo approaching, Wei Jin quickly turned her face back.

"It's okay." Wei Jin also said.

Perhaps the stove in the room was burning too brightly, and Wei Jin also felt a little hot.

He picked up the tea cup on the table and drank it in one gulp.

Drinking it too fast, by the time Wei Jinyi realized that the tea tasted wrong, it was already too late.

"Second brother, that cup is wine, my medicinal wine…"

Chapter 569 The true feelings of the drunken second brother are revealed

With the second brother's drinking capacity, what will happen if he drinks a glass of strong liquor?

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi suspiciously and began to make assumptions in his mind.

Feeling that something is not right...

"Second brother, are you okay?" Wei Ruo asked with concern.

Wei Jin did not answer immediately, his eyes were already dull.

"Second brother?" Wei Ruo called out again.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, his expression a little dull, and even his voice and tone when he called Wei Ruo's name became naive.

Sure enough, I was drunk...

Even though he had met him once, Wei Ruo was still shocked by Wei Jinyi's drunk appearance, which was a bit different from his usual appearance!

Wei Ruofu, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely cannot let his enemies know this weakness of his!

Obviously his martial arts skills are so high that he is invincible, but he can only pour one cup!

Wei Ruo glanced at the wine glass on the table again. She had just placed this wine glass between the two of them, and it was indeed quite close to the second brother's own glass.

But she didn't mean it.

Before coming here, she did think about coaxing her second brother to drink, but she just wanted to tease him about drinking, and she didn't expect him to actually drink.

The plot she imagined is roughly like this:

【Second brother, have a drink, you have never drunk the thyme I brewed once. 】

【Ruo'er, I don't drink. 】

【If you smell it, it smells pretty good. 】

【Ruo'er, don't mess around. 】

【Try it, maybe you won't get drunk after drinking liquor. And it doesn't matter even if you are drunk. If your martial arts skills are still there, you will become more cute. 】

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After such a tug-of-war, it ended with her smiling and saying "Brother, I won't tease you anymore".

It was good now, he was already drunk before she even started teasing him.

Wei Ruo sighed helplessly.

Then he stood up and prepared to help Wei Jinyi go back to his dormitory next door to rest.

Wei Jinyi couldn't help Wei Ruo. As soon as her hand held his arm, Wei Jinyi clasped Wei Ruo's shoulder with her backhand.

"Ruoruo."

Fortunately, at least I still recognize her.

In case the second brother was drunk and didn't recognize her, she got started, and he was a enemy, and there were a few lives that were not enough for her.

Just now Wei Ruo secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Wei Jinyi say to her: "You are so beautiful."

Wei Jin also praised Wei Ruo before, but now his tone is different.

In the past, Wei Jin also praised Wei Ruo for being serious, serious and restrained, sounding like an old master. Wei Ruo didn't feel too much about it, but today he looked a lot stunned, and hearing the compliments made Wei Ruo. If you are a little embarrassed.

"Second brother, you're drunk, can you help me go to bed to rest?" Wei Ruo coaxed.

If Wei Jin didn't cooperate, she wouldn't be able to get him to bed by just pulling him. She could only try to persuade him.

"You work very hard in cooking, so you can't waste it." Wei Jin also insisted.

Wei Ruo took a look at the untouched dishes on the table and felt that it made sense.

"Okay then, let's eat first."

It's okay, maybe eating something can help you sober up.

Wei Ruo asked Wei Jin to sit back, and then put the chopsticks back into his hand.

Wei Jin did not move, but kept staring at her.

Didn't you say you want to eat? Why don't you move again?

"Second brother, what are you looking at?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Look at you." Wei Jin also replied.

"Why are you looking at me?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Happy." What does it mean? Seeing her happier?

"Why does the second brother feel happier looking at me?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Jin did not answer, but suddenly grabbed Wei Ruo's hand.

Wei Ruo was startled when she saw him pulling her hand to his chest.

Let her touch his chest?

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi in surprise, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should pull his hand back.

Because he was not wearing much clothes in the house, Wei Ruo could feel the beating of Wei Jinyi's heart from his chest with his palms.

It jumps very regularly and vigorously.

Wei Ruo raised his head to meet Wei Jinyi's gaze.

Wei Jin didn't say anything, just pressed Wei Ruo's hand.

His eyes were not usually cloudy, but his expression was surprisingly serious and focused.

Her figure was reflected in those star-like eyes.

Wei Ruo was startled, feeling like he had been hit hard by something.

This feeling was not pain, but another feeling that she couldn't describe.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but fell into a trance, and it took a while before he recovered.

"Second brother, it's late for dinner and the food is cold."

Wei Ruo took his hand out of Wei Jinyi's hand, then picked up the chopsticks and put a lot of vegetables into Wei Jinyi's bowl.

Wei Jin also looked at the food in his bowl, and then ate it seriously.

Wei Ruo breathed a sigh of relief again. Fortunately, although he was drunk and had a different personality, he was still very reasonable and well-behaved.

After finishing the meal, Wei Ruo once again asked to help Wei Jin to rest in the next room.

Wei Jinyi still didn't move, but looked straight at Wei Ruo.

I don't know if it was her imagination, but Wei Ruo felt that Wei Jin was looking at her with a warm look.

"Second brother?" Wei Ruo called Wei Jinyi again.

"You like me to be your second brother, and I will always be your second brother." Wei Jin also said suddenly.

Wei Ruoxin said: It is true that drunk people think very outside the box.

"Yeah, I know, second brother has always treated me very well, but now, second brother, you have drank and are a bit drunk. Can we rest first?" Wei Ruo replied.

"Okay." Wei Jin also agreed.

So Wei Ruo supported Wei Jinyi and led him to the next room.

This time Wei Jin was quite obedient. Wei Ruo only gave some guidance and he followed.

However, when he arrived at the door of the room, Wei Jinyi refused to go in.

"What's wrong with the second brother?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Can you go in?" Wei Jin also asked.

"I'll help the second brother in before I come out." Wei Ruo replied.

"Don't go in, it's dangerous." Wei Jin also said.

"Danger? What danger could there be?" Wei Ruo wondered, how could there be danger in the second brother's room?

"I'm in danger." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother, how are you in danger? If you were in danger, I would have been in trouble for a long time. Isn't it easy for you to hurt me?" Wei Ruo said with a smile.

"no the same."

"Why is it different? Do you have a monster in your room?" Wei Ruo joked.

"There is no monster in the room, there is in my heart." Wei Jinyi said very seriously.

If his eyes weren't a little cloudy, Wei Ruo would have taken it seriously.

However, Wei Ruo knew that he was drunk and his words were illogical.

"Okay, okay, second brother has a little monster in his heart, it's very cute." Wei Ruo followed Wei Jinyi's words, her tone sounded like she was coaxing a child.

Then Wei Ruo pulled Wei Jinyi into the room.

As soon as Wei Ruo stepped into the door, she was pulled by a force to spin around, then leaned her back against the door panel, and in front of her was her second brother...

Chapter 570 is broken again

Wei Ruo raised his head and looked at Wei Jinyi in surprise.

At this moment, his body was very close to hers, so close that Wei Ruo seemed to feel the heat radiating from his body, which made her nervous.

"Second brother?" Wei Ruo called.

Wei Jin didn't say anything, but his face was getting closer and closer...

His face, his lips, his breathing...

On the bed, Wei Jin, who woke up drunk, also had a headache.

Opening his eyes, he saw Xiao Bei standing next to the bed with an anxious look on his face.

"Master, are you awake?" Xiaobei immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Wei Jin also opening his eyes.

Wei Jin also looked at Xiaobei, trying to recall what happened before he got drunk.

However, he only remembered the scene when he drank the cup of medicinal wine by mistake. He only remembered Ruoer telling him that he drank her medicinal wine and asked if he was okay, but he could not remember what happened after that.

"Where is the eldest lady?" Wei Jin also asked.

"The eldest lady went back to the backyard." Xiao Bei replied, and then said hesitantly, "Master and the eldest lady, she...she..."

"What did I do to her?" Wei Jin also asked hurriedly, with a rare look of panic on his face.

"I don't know. I only saw the eldest lady running out of your room in a panic." Xiao Bei said.

From his room…

Wei Jin also felt nervous.

Could he...

Xiao Bei looked at Wei Jinyi's ugly face and said cautiously: "Master, are you okay?"

Wei Jin also said nothing but kept a solemn look on his face.

Xiao Bei was anxious, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Songzhuyuan.

Wei Ruo has been back to the room for a while.

Xiumei hurriedly came in from the outside, walked around the screen and came to the inner room. When she saw Wei Ruo sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, her heart immediately lifted.

"Miss, has the prince done something bad to you?"

She just heard about Wei Ruo coming out of Wei Jinyi's room in a hurry. She also heard that the lady's clothes were not buttoned when she came out!

Wei Ruo didn't answer, Xiumei suddenly became angry: "It must be, bastard! I'll go find him to settle the score!"

"Wait! Don't go!" Wei Ruo quickly called out to Xiumei.

"Miss, he bullied you, I want to avenge you!" Xiumei said angrily.

"You can't defeat him, how can you avenge me?"

"You have to fight even if you can't beat me! You can't bully a young lady!"

"No, no, no, no, he didn't bully me." Wei Ruo explained quickly.

"No? Then I heard that you ran out of the prince's room in a hurry..."

"He accidentally drank my medicinal wine, so I just sent him back to his room to rest."

"But Miss, you..." Xiumei lowered her head and glanced at Wei Ruo's chest.

The buttons are now buttoned.

"It's nothing, don't think too much about it," Wei Ruo replied.

Xiumei looked at Wei Ruo and asked worriedly: "Miss, you can't bear the humiliation, can you?"

"Who has endured the humiliation? It's nothing! Don't think too much! Nothing happened." Wei Ruo said and then pushed Xiumei out of the door, "Okay, okay, just trust me, your lady, I If you say no, it means I haven't gone to work on you right away. I want to take a nap!" "Miss, hey…"

Before Xiumei could finish her words, the door was closed by Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo leaned against the door and subconsciously touched his forehead...

The warmth of my second brother's lips still seems to remain on it...

Just now, the second brother kissed her forehead.

Just a kiss on the forehead.

So to say that the second brother bullied her is really unfair to the second brother.

He really regarded her as his sister, and the kiss was just a loving kiss.

On the contrary, she, when he approached, subconsciously closed her eyes instead of pushing him away!

She actually felt a little bit regretful and disappointed after discovering that he was kissing her forehead!

As for the buttons on her clothes... they were unbuttoned when she left in a hurry... It has nothing to do with her second brother at all.

How could she tell Meimei such an embarrassing thing?

It can't be said that actually the second brother didn't do anything to her. He treated her very well and tenderly. It was her own wild imagination that almost made the second brother fight back!

Wei Ruo sighed secretly, knowing that she was not normal like this.

This body's adolescent agitation was somewhat beyond her expectations, and this feeling made her irritated.

No, she can no longer be distracted by these things.

Wei Ruo shook his head and got rid of all these miscellaneous things from his head.

Then he walked to the table, opened the account book, and focused his attention on business.

Spring has begun, and there are a lot of things to arrange. She is busy and has no time to think about those messy things!

And Fan Chengxu, that fox, actually said he was coming to the capital.

After Xu Heyou's "death", Wei Ruo inherited his shop and business as a relative of Xu Heyou and continued to communicate with Fan Chengxu through letters.

Having known that he was a cunning fox and difficult to deal with, Wei Ruo thought that as long as he kept exchanging letters, he could still delay it for a while.

It turns out that this guy didn't know where the link was wrong. He clearly didn't want to return to the capital and interfere with the court situation, but suddenly he wrote a letter saying that he was going back to the capital.

He can't stop him from returning to Wei Ruo. The question is how to meet and talk with him later.

But I thought he wouldn't come to her so soon. The situation in the court has changed drastically, and the Fan family should also be implicated. Fan Chengxu's trip to Beijing will definitely be delayed for a while by this matter.

Xiumei knew that she couldn't help with other things, so she went to the kitchen to make snacks for Wei Ruo.

Food always makes the lady feel better!

Xiumei was walking on the road and met Xiaobei who was also going to the kitchen.

Xiumei snorted lightly when she saw Xiaobei.

Xiaobei quickly came to Xiumei's side, and the two of them walked side by side to the kitchen.

Xiaobei took the initiative to chat: "Miss Xiumei, how is the eldest lady doing now?"

"Did your master bully my young lady?" Xiumei asked.

"What did the eldest lady say? Did the master bully her?" Xiaobei asked quickly.

Xiaobei actually came with a mission, and specifically "encountered" Xiumei here because he wanted to find out about Wei Ruo's situation through Xiumei, so that he could go back and report to his master.

"Why don't you know? Aren't you waiting in front of your master?" Xiumei rolled her eyes at Xiaobei angrily.

"I really don't know. But Miss Xiumei, it's impossible for my master to bully the eldest lady. You also know how he treats the eldest lady."

"Normally, it's not like that. It's hard to tell when you're drunk. Your master looks like a different person when he's drunk."

Xiaobei didn't know how to retort for a while, so he could only apologize: "Miss Xiumei, please calm down. If my master does anything to offend the young lady after being drunk, you must help to say a good word in front of the eldest lady. My master is definitely not on purpose!"

Chapter 571 It's ridiculous that you miss your sister-in-law

Unlike Prince Rui's Mansion who was calm about what just happened, everyone in the capital was frightened by this turmoil.

Qi concubine died, even faster than Qi Yansong.

Qi Yansong was imprisoned in the sky prison and was executed after a trial.

And Qi Concubine killed herself with three feet of white silk early the next morning.

With her death, Concubine Hui had no chance to defend herself.

No matter how much she insisted that she had not harmed Queen Xu, the emperor chose not to believe her, demoted her status and banned her.

Some people even speculate that the reason why the emperor did not directly send Concubine Hui to the cold palace was probably because of Chu Lan's face.

The emperor just dealt with people related to the Qi family last year, and the turmoil in the court has just stabilized. It is difficult to move King Jing at this time.

Although he is the emperor, he is often constrained and cannot do things as he pleases. It was not easy to deal with the Qi family last year.

So this time, he only dealt with Concubine Qi and showed mercy to Concubine Hui.

This incident has once again made the already clear and clear situation in the DPRK turbulent again.

The whole capital couldn't help but get their thoughts started again.

Originally, everyone felt that with the downfall of the Qi family, the position of crown prince undoubtedly belonged to King Jing, but now it seems that the matter has not been settled yet.

Concubine Qi and Concubine Hui both harmed Queen Xu, so as far as the emperor was concerned, King Jing and King Yu were almost the same, and no one was more popular with him than the other.

Although King Qin has a tendency to be reused by the emperor, his qualifications are so poor that it is difficult to surpass King Yu and King Jing.

Tianlao.

It was dark everywhere, it was winter, and it was so cold here that my body was shaking.

Zuo Lingyue huddled in the corner.

The sound of footsteps approached, and a tall figure appeared outside the cell.

Through the cold iron cell door, Zuo Lingyue saw the person coming clearly. She was originally weak, but she didn't know where she got the strength to rush to the door.

Looking at the man in front of her who she longed for, Zuo Lingyue's trembling lips seemed to have a thousand words, but they were all stuck in her throat and she couldn't say a word.

Chu Lan looked at Zuo Lingyue with cold eyes. Instead of his usual demure and dignified appearance, he was only left looking embarrassed and pale.

Chu Lan asked: "Why are you doing this? Princess Rui has no enmity with you. Even your interactions are very few. You should have only met a few times."

"That's right, she and I have probably only met twice from a distance, and we only really talked about her during the Lantern Festival Banquet." Zuo Lingyue admitted.

"Why on earth did that make you have such vicious thoughts towards her?"

"You asked me why? You actually asked me why? Don't you know why, Your Majesty? Ask yourself, where were you on the wedding night?" Zuo Lingyue laughed angrily, looking at Chu Lan with tears in her eyes Guang, the smile on the corner of his mouth is uglier than crying.

Chu Lan frowned: "You know?"

"If I had a choice, I would rather not know! But I still know! My husband left me on our wedding night to meet his sister-in-law! What a joke is this?"

Zuo Lingyue said with ridicule.

She was mocking Chu Lan and herself.

Chu Lan's brows furrowed even more tightly.

Zuo Lingyue continued: "If it's just a one-night stand on the wedding night, I'm still a virgin to this day! Who dares to believe that I'm still a virgin to this day after I got married! My husband has never stayed in my room for a single night. !"

"It's not that you are ill, but because you have another woman in your heart. You are willing to keep yourself safe for a woman you can't get! I would rather you have a health problem and you are inhumane, and I don't want you to put you to death. Give all your love to others!"

Zuo Lingyue's eyes were full of resentment and anger. Because she loves Chu Lan.

She fell in love with him a long time ago.

Before she was given the marriage as Princess Jing, her heart and eyes were full of him.

She was so happy to be his wife.

She was looking forward to their wedding so much.

However, just because the expectations are high, the pain will be deeper in the end.

Zuo Lingyue asked Chu Lan: "My lord, don't you think you are ridiculous? You stay in the study every night and miss your sister-in-law. Do you think you are keeping your integrity for her?"

Chu Lan did not answer Zuo Lingyue's question directly, but said: "You shouldn't do such a thing. Your resentment comes from me. The person you should hate is me, not her."

"But the person I love is you! What I want is your love, not your life!"

love him.

is the root of everything.

If she can't cut off this source, she can only cut off his thoughts!

Facing Zuo Lingyue's sudden confession, Chu Lan frowned and said in a deep voice, "You shouldn't be like this."

"Is there anything that should be done and what shouldn't be done? I am just an insignificant person to you, so why not you, Princess Yu Rui? You don't think you are so important to her, do you? She would rather choose someone who is dying than choose you!" Zuo Lingyue shouted towards Chu Lan.

Chu Lan did not refute. Maybe he knew in his heart that Zuo Lingyue was telling the truth. He was an insignificant person to Wei Qingruo. She had saved him, but she had also saved countless ordinary people. Her caring Not only for her, but also for any refugee on the roadside.

Chu Lan did not stay any longer, he turned and left.

"Chu Lan, you won't get what you want! You won't get what I can't get! You will die the same as me!" Zuo Lingyue shouted heartbreakingly at Chu Lan's back.

Chu Lan's footsteps stopped.

Zuo Lingyue thought he was going to say something to her, but no, his footsteps started to move again, then drifted away, and finally completely disappeared from her sight.

Zuo Lingyue looked at the empty and dark cell and slumped on the ground helplessly.

In Prince Yu's Mansion.

Wei Qingwan was happy to receive the news from the palace.

It was Qi's concubine who died, but what she got in exchange was a glimmer of hope for King Yu.

Furthermore, King Yu obviously cannot wear filial piety when Concubine Qi dies, but he must keep his integrity secretly in order to prevent others from thinking that he is ruthless and unjust, so he will not favor anyone again for at least the next six months.

It just so happens that she is pregnant now and cannot serve the prince well.

And it also means that no one else in the palace will be pregnant in a short time.

However, Wei Qingwan only dared to hide this happiness in her heart and did not dare to show it at all.

She used to have two confidants, but now the only person she can trust is herself.

She just needs to protect herself now and give birth to the child in her belly with peace of mind.

Wei Qingwan carefully ate the bird's nests brought by the maid and was about to go back to the bed and lie down for a while.

The maid outside the door came to report: "Hi, Madam, Aunt Cuihe is here."

Chapter 572 Advising the concubine not to offend Princess Rui

"What is she doing here? I don't want to see her!" Wei Qingwan was extremely disgusted.

"Aunt Cuihe said that she came to visit the concubine on the order of the princess."

"How could she be kind enough to come see me? She just has nothing to do and is here to make me happy! I don't see her."

Wei Qingwan insisted not to see her, but as soon as she finished speaking, Cui He appeared in front of her.

Today, Cuihe has changed her outfit, and has some hairpins on her head. The rouge and gouache on her face are more intense than before.

She twisted her waist and came in from the door, with a bright smile on her face.

The whole thing looks like a hook.

"I would like to pay my respects to the concubine." Cui He leaned over and saluted with the same charming look.

Wei Qingwan said disgustedly: "You really are from a lowly background. Even if you lift your aunt, you still act like a lowly person. Those who don't know better would think you came from Goulan Washele."

Cuihe was not upset either: "Don't be upset, concubine. I am just an aunt. I am a lowly servant of Israel. Even if I am asked to pretend to be an elegant concubine, I can't pretend to be one."

"You are self-aware." Wei Qingwan sneered.

"Isn't it important for a person to be self-aware? I know who I am, so it's better to do things that fit my status than some people who have the blood of a humble businessman in their bones, but insist on pretending to be the daughter of a noble family. Pretend to be aloof and unapproachable."

"what are you saying?"

"Concubine, please don't be angry. I am talking about a merchant's family. Concubine, you are not the concubine, right?" Cuihe said with a smile.

Wei Qingwan was stunned. Looking at Cui He's smiling eyes, she suddenly felt angry.

Cui He continued: "Concubine, don't be anxious. There are some things that I won't say casually. After all, it won't do me any good if I say it. It's just that if someone makes me anxious one day, or I don't know if I'm in any danger."

Wei Qingwan's face turned pale.

Cui He then added: "I really envy the concubine. She comes from a famous family, not a merchant family, so she is qualified to give birth to the prince's eldest son. If it were someone like me who came from a lowly background, the prince would never do it. It is allowed. In the past, the prince's concubines did not have such good luck. Every time they slept with each other, they had to take the medicine. I heard that even if they unexpectedly gave birth to a child, the prince would have the child be taken away. Take it away."

"That's enough! Stop talking!" Wei Qingwan interrupted Cui He.

Her hands were clenched into fists.

"So when I come to visit the concubine in the future, will the concubine still allow me to come?"

"What exactly do you want to do?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"It's nothing. I came to visit the concubine on the order of the princess. I felt relieved when I saw that the concubine and the fetus in her belly were fine. By the way, I hope that the concubine can also protect me in the future. Two." Cui He said.

"You are so calculating. You want the princess to be your backer, but you also want me to be your shield." Wei Qingwan said coldly.

"Concubine, please calm down. I have a humble status, and I know that my future will end with me being a concubine. I just want to find my place in the palace, and I don't dare to make any calculations." Cui He said.

"Oh." "After chatting, the body should also talk to the concubine mother. I want to come to the concubine and mother who has heard of what happened in the palace. The empress has specially asked me to tell the concubine not to cause trouble again or do anything to displease the prince."

"She was unhappy herself and came here to make me unhappy too!" Wei Qingwan revealed.

"In other words, the princess is caring about the concubine. We are all the prince's women. We should work together to serve the prince well, enjoy the prince's happiness, and worry about the prince's worries."

"You are quite eloquent! It's not in vain that I sent you to me to study and practice calligraphy with me since you were a child!"

"I have only learned a little bit about it, and I am not as knowledgeable as my concubine."

"Have you finished speaking?"

"One more thing. The princess also asked me to remind the concubine, no matter how jealous you are of your sister, Princess Rui, you must hide your thoughts well and don't do stupid things like Princess Jing. Prince Yu's Mansion I don't want to offend Prince Rui's palace, so I'd like to ask the concubine to consider it."

Cui He added: "The princess also asked me to tell the side concubine that, not to mention that Prince Rui is still alive, even if Prince Rui is gone, with Princess Rui's personal ability, she can still have a lot of influence in the capital. He is not someone you can afford to offend."

Cuihe's previous words had already made Wei Qingwan furious, and these words about Wei Ruo were like a sharp knife stabbing straight into her chest, hitting her heart.

She hates Wei Ruo the most. She hates it when Wei Ruo is having a prosperous life when she is not doing well!

Then Cui He glanced at the empty bowl in front of Wei Qingwan and said: "I think the body of the side concubine is very smooth and the fetal condition is very stable. Even if she is frequently angry, the child is not at all troubled. So I also It's time to go back and report back to the princess."

After saying that, Cuihe twisted her waist and left.

Wei Qingwan was so angry that she was shaking all over.

Why does everyone have to bully her?

Why can't these people see her well? Whenever something makes her happy, someone will deliberately come to trouble her and make her unhappy!

She is so hateful, so hateful!

The first month of the new year passed in Beijing in a tense and low-pressure atmosphere.

Not long after the first lunar month, the emperor issued a decree and granted the land of Jiliao as a fief to King Rui, and ordered Prince Rui and his wife to go to the fief after the first lunar month.

This decree came suddenly, and everyone in the court was surprised.

If the emperor's imperial decree conferred another prince, no one would be surprised, but this time it was conferred by Prince Rui, which would make people a little confused.

First of all, the emperor's favor for Prince Rui was obvious to everyone both inside and outside the court, and Prince Rui was in poor health. Everyone thought that the emperor would always keep Prince Rui in the capital.

Secondly, even if you want King Rui to go to the fief, you should find a fertile place for King Rui.

This Jiliao land is a bitter cold land and is close to the Jurchen tribe in the north. In recent years, the Jurchen tribes have been ready to move and conflicts may break out at any time.

This place does not look like a good fiefdom!

There are different opinions from the outside world about Prince Rui going to the fiefdom of Jiliao. Some speculate that Prince Rui has fallen out of favor, while others speculate that the emperor wants to keep Prince Rui.

No matter how many people in the capital speculate about this, the imperial edict has been issued, and King Rui and Princess Rui will leave for Jiliao soon.

In Prince Rui's Mansion, Wei Ruo couldn't help but be confused after receiving the news.

"Miss, has our prince fallen out of favor?" Xiumei asked worriedly.

Chapter 573 It's time to leave the capital

"No, it's not." Wei Ruo shook his head.

This should be the second brother's promise to her to take her out of the capital!

He fulfilled his promise!

Wei Ruo was surprised and confused because he didn't expect things to happen so quickly!

Wei Ruo explained to Xiumei: "Second brother once mentioned to me that he would take me out of the capital. I think it was his arrangement. I didn't tell you because the matter was undecided before."

"Really? We can leave the capital now? That would be great!" Xiumei said excitedly, thought for a while, and then asked, "Miss, where is the land of Jiliao?"

"Northeast of Daye, that is where Brother Xiaoyong will be transferred."

"What? Doesn't that mean we are going to be with Brother Xiaoyong?" Xiumei's eyes lit up even more.

Because Xu Zhengyong will leave Beijing tomorrow, Xiumei is still a little disappointed.

And now they will be reunited soon!

"That's right." Wei Ruo nodded.

I think this is also a special arrangement by the second brother, right?

While Wei Ruo was thinking about it, Wei Jin also came over.

Wei Ruo turned around and saw Wei Jinyi standing at the entrance of the courtyard.

He was wearing a navy blue cloak with a black fur collar, standing in the door frame, looking at her with a pair of bright eyes.

"Second brother." Wei Ruo took the initiative and walked towards Wei Jinyi, "This imperial edict is your arrangement, right?"

Wei Jin also nodded slightly.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but smile: "Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me all the time."

"Because I don't know what to say except thank you." Wei Ruodao.

Wei Jin was also silent.

Wei Ruo then asked: "The land of Jiliao was also deliberately arranged by the second brother, right?"

"That's right." Wei Jin also said, "It's a bitter and cold place there, are you afraid?"

"I think the bitter cold place is quite good. I'm not afraid of the bitter cold. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to do it."

"The land of Jiliao is bitter, cold and barren, and there are few intertwined aristocratic families. The local forces have nothing to do with the factional disputes in the court." Wei Jin also explained.

"Second brother is right."

"Your adoptive mother's family is also one of the factors to consider." Wei Jin also added.

"Thank you, second brother." She knew that second brother had taken this into consideration.

Wei Ruo agrees very much with Wei Jinyi's views. If the map of the great cause were put in front of her and asked her to choose, she might also choose this place.

In addition to the factors mentioned by her second brother, there is another factor that is also important to her—the land of Jiliao is a treasure land for her.

Although the winter is cold there, it is a rare black land!

Following that, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi: "Has the second brother almost solved everything now?"

Although it feels like asking this question is a bit redundant. The second brother has reached this point and must be ready to leave. Wei Ruo still wants to pay attention to the progress, fearing that Wei Jin also chose to leave early because of her. .

"Well. The revenge of my grandfather's family has been avenged, the situation in the DPRK and China is relatively stable, and I don't have to be in the capital to do the rest of the things." Wei Jin also replied.

After a pause, Wei Jin also added: "Don't worry, I didn't leave the capital in a hurry. Everything is in order. I won't leave the capital as soon as possible and leave some things out to lay hidden dangers for the future."

"That's good."

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi. At this time, words could no longer clearly express her inner joy and gratitude.

She thought that she was very lucky in this life. Although the relationship between my parents is still not good, at least I have gained many things in this life that I never had before.

After lunch, Wei Ruo began to pack his things and make preparations before leaving Beijing.

The emperor did not stipulate when they should leave, but considering that it was already February, Wei Ruo still wanted to leave as soon as possible so that he could make it in time for this year's spring planting.

Farms, shops, workshops, coal mines, chicken and duck farms, etc. all need to be well arranged.

Put all valuable things into the space. Generally, all valuable and non-fragile items are packed up. Materials such as grain, coal, cotton, etc. are partly put into the space and partly loaded into the car.

On the one hand, it is because the storage space of Wei Ruo's space is limited and cannot hold everything; on the other hand, if she stuffs too many things into the space, it will arouse other people's suspicions, and she does not want to be regarded as a monster.

The current space level is seven, and there are seven storage spaces in total. Six of the seven storage spaces are currently full. One stores Wei Ruo's gold, silver, soft and other valuable items, one stores rice, one stores wheat, and one stores Wei Ruo's gold and silver. Store sweet potatoes, cotton and coal, one store fresh assorted meats, vegetables and fruits, and another store sundries.

The first five are already full, the sixth one still has some space, and the seventh one is empty.

Wei Ruo packed part of his luggage and stuffed it into the sixth space.

With the vegetables planted in the yard a few years ago, all the vegetables that can be harvested are taken away. Those that can't be harvested can only be left here.

Because there will still be a few people in Prince Rui's mansion, Wei Ruo doesn't have to worry about the remaining things here being left unattended.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei were busy in full swing. When the servants came to report, Wei Yichen and Wei Yilin came.

"Miss, do you want to see them? If you don't want to, just send them away." The servant who came to report asked Wei Ruo his opinion.

Wei Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Let them wait for me in the living room in the front yard."

"yes."

Wei Ruo tidied himself up and came to the front hall.

Wei Yichen and Wei Yilin were sitting on the seats on the left side of the hall. The servants had already served them hot tea and refreshments.

Seeing Wei Ruo come in, the two of them stood up together.

"No courtesy, please sit down, there aren't that many rules in Prince Rui's Mansion."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he also sat down in his seat.

Wei Yichen and Wei Yilin did not sit down immediately, but looked at Wei Ruo, as if they had something to say in their eyes.

"Sister! Are you really going to that bitter cold place in Jiliao?" Wei Yilin asked with a sad look on his face.

"Yes, we will leave this month." Wei Ruodao.

"Then...will we have no chance to meet again after we go there?" Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo with his head raised, his eyes slightly red.

"It's possible." Wei Ruo was not sure either.

Princes who are sealed away from home will rarely have the opportunity to return to Beijing without being summoned.

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, Wei Yilin suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Wei Ruo's sleeve.

Wei Ruo lowered his head and looked at him in surprise.

Wei Yilin pursed his lips, as if he had a lot to say to Wei Ruo, but he couldn't say a word.

Wei Ruoxiao asked: "Are you sad? What? You can't bear to leave me?"

"You...Why are you like this?" Wei Yilin was anxious and ducked his feet.

Wei Ruo thought he would deny it with all his strength, but he didn't. He gritted his teeth and glared, then admitted: "You are my biological sister, so why is it so strange that I can't let go?"

Chapter 574: Sister, can you forgive me?

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Yilin again.

Feeling Wei Ruo's gaze, Wei Yilin looked away, a little embarrassed.

"I can't tell that you still have feelings for me now." Wei Ruo said in a joking tone with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"What, when did I no longer have feelings for you?"

"When? Do you need me to remind you?"

"Can you please stop being so grudgeful? That happened so long ago!" Wei Yilin knew that Wei Ruo was going to mention his past hostility to her again.

"There's no way anyone can help me remember things well."

"You are serious! If you have a good memory, just remember something good!" Wei Yilin said angrily, "You are going to such a far place, so don't bring unpleasant things with you. Bring something good with you. "

"What you said makes sense." Wei Ruo agreed.

Then Wei Ruo raised his head and looked at Wei Yichen, who had been silent.

Since he also came here, he probably had something to say to her.

With their eyes facing each other, Wei Ruo still couldn't read anything from those deep eyes.

Wei Yichen said: "Take care."

There are no lengthy instructions, no overly concerned words, just two simple words.

"Yeah." Wei Ruo responded.

Then both of them were speechless, and the hall fell silent.

At this moment, Zhang Yi came over and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I would like to ask Mr. Wei to have a private conversation in his study. Is it convenient?"

Wei Ruo narrowed his eyes.

The second brother is going to reveal his identity to Wei Yichen.

Although I don't know why the second brother chose to express it at this time point.

Wei Ruodao said: "I have nothing to do here, so I will ask my brother to go and talk to the prince."

Then Zhang Yi came to Wei Yichen and said, "Please come with the young master."

Wei Yichen followed Zhang Yi out without asking any questions.

After Wei Yichen left, Wei Yilin thought for a moment, took the big cloth bag he asked his entourage to carry, and handed it to Wei Ruo.

"for you."

"What is it?" Wei Ruo didn't pick it up, but looked at the big bag suspiciously.

It looks heavy, as if a lot of things have been put in it.

"Just take it if it's given to you!" Wei Yilin said impatiently.

Wei Ruo took it and opened it, and was surprised.

There were silver, copper coins, silver notes, and a dagger inlaid with precious stones, just like the one she gave him before.

Silver can be found in whole pieces or in pieces.

"Did you take out all your belongings?" Wei Ruo asked.

"This is the personal money I have saved over the years. I can't use it in the capital. You go to that bitter cold place called Jiliao. There are many places to use the money, so I will give it to you." Wei Yilin put on a small face. The arrogant look of an adult.

"I accept your offer, but there is no need to give me the money. I am in the palace and am not short of money." Wei Ruo stuffed the money bag back into Wei Yilin's arms.

Wei Yilin threw the bag back to Wei Ruo again: "It's your business that you're not short of money, and it's my business that I want to give it to you. You're going to such a far place, and I can't help you, so you have to do something else, right?" "

Wei Ruo looked at the cloth bag in his hand, then at Wei Yilin, and then smiled.

"Why are you laughing?" Wei Yilin said depressedly. "Wei Yilin, actually I really didn't like you before. You're a little kid with no skills, you're annoying, and your brain doesn't work very well. I sent you to practice martial arts in the first place simply because I wanted to find something for you. Do things well, so that you won't have to sit next to Wei Qingwan all day long and not learn well, and it will also save you from bothering me when you have nothing to do."

Hearing this, Wei Yilin was about to explode.

Wei Ruo continued: "But I didn't expect that I got an unexpected reward. After being with your master and brothers, you have changed a lot. Not only have you become stronger, but your personality has also become much more submissive." . It has become something that I can't help but be impressed by."

"Hmph." Wei Yilin pouted and snorted, "I admit that I was not very lovable before, but isn't that because I was young and naive? Isn't it normal for me to be sensible now that I have grown up?"

As he said that, Wei Yilin raised his head and said, "Can't you forgive me for what I did when I was a child?"

His mouth was flattened, his expression was a little aggrieved, and his eyes were full of desire.

Wei Ruo stepped forward, stretched out his hand and touched Wei Yilin's head.

"Let's go, I'll take you to my backyard to choose some things." Wei Ruo said to Wei Yilin, then turned and went out.

"Hey, don't leave! You haven't said you forgive me yet! Hey..." Wei Yilin stamped his feet and quickly followed Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo brought Wei Yilin to Songzhuyuan.

"This is your residence. I'm old now. Is it okay to come in?" Wei Yilin asked while standing at the door of the courtyard.

"It doesn't matter, there aren't that many rules in Prince Rui's Mansion." Wei Ruodao.

"Prince Rui is really easy to talk to." Wei Yilin muttered and followed Wei Ruo in.

Because I was packing up things, a lot of things were piled up in the courtyard.

Some of them are weapons.

These iron tools were forged from the steel smelted by Wei Ruorang in her workshop next to the temple outside the city. In addition to the sword given to Wei Jinyi, there were also many things forged on the back.

Swords, spears, swords, halberds, axes, axes, hooks and forks, Wei Ruo tried all the weapons he could.

"Take whatever you like here." Wei Ruo said, pointing to the pile of weapons.

Wei Yilin's eyes lit up when he saw these things.

He excitedly ran to the pile of weapons, knelt down and touched them one by one.

After looking at it for a while, I picked one piece, tried it on, and then changed to another one.

After struggling for a while, Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo excitedly: "Sister, where did you get so many good weapons? I have never seen so many good weapons at my father's place! My masters and brothers also nothing!"

"I know magic, I conjured it up."

Wei Yilin's mouth twitched twice: "Sister, can you stop joking with me?"

"Seriously, I have a workshop that produces high-end weapons, but the output is not of high quality. Dad's armor was made in my workshop, as was his latest sword."

"Really? Sister, you are so awesome!"

"Stop flattering me, pick your weapons and take whatever you can hold."

"Really?"

"I'm not kidding you now."

After receiving Wei Ruo's affirmative answer, Wei Yilin immediately knelt down and started picking weapons.

In the end, there were only three items left, two knives and a gun. Wei Yilin liked all three.

It's really hard to choose one of the three extremes.

"Stop choosing, just take all three. I didn't say you can only take one. Didn't I say you can take whatever you can carry?"

"Sister, you are so kind and want to give me three pieces. Does that mean you have forgiven me?"

Chapter 575 I also want to join the army

Wei Yilin persistently wanted to hear Wei Ruo say that he had forgiven him.

"Do you want it? If not, I won't give it away." Wei Ruodao said.

"I want it, I want it!" Wei Yilin said quickly.

Wei Yilin held the three weapons in his arms.

Wei Ruo said with a smile: "Isn't it heavy to hold three handfuls together? It belongs to you, no one else can take it away, so let your entourage take it."

"Where is this? I have been training and have carried much heavier things than this! If I can't even lift such a small thing? How can I join the army and go into battle to kill the enemy?"

"What? Are you planning to join the army?" Wei Ruo heard the implication of Wei Yilin's words.

Wei Yilin's eyes suddenly dodge.

"It seems so. Have you mentioned this to your mother?" Wei Ruo asked.

"What about my mother? That's our mother!" Wei Yilin corrected.

"Anything is fine." Wei Ruo didn't bother with the issue of address, "Have you said it yet?"

"I said it once, and after being scolded, I didn't dare to mention it again." Wei Yilin replied with some embarrassment.

"According to your opinion, you still plan to join the army?" Wei Ruo asked.

"A man is responsible for protecting his family and the country! I am my father's son, why not go to the battlefield? I am not as good at reading as my elder brother!" Wei Yilin's expression was serious, and his still immature face showed determination beyond his years. .

Wei Ruo was not easy to evaluate for a while. She didn't stop Xiao Yong when he went to join the army. Naturally, she couldn't stop Wei Yilin from joining the army.

Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo: "What about you, eldest sister? Will you agree with me joining the army?"

Wei Ruodao: "Going to the battlefield is not like what you usually practice on the school training ground. The battlefield is a place full of blood and killing, and it is extremely cruel. If you have both physical and mental qualities, and you clearly want to join the army, I have nothing to do with it. So I can stop you."

Wei Yilin nodded heavily: "I will think it over clearly, lest you say that I am just hotheaded, I will ask my father to take me to see it when he comes back next time! When I have seen the real military camp and the real battlefield Finally, if I say that I want to join the army, you will probably have nothing to say!"

"Um."

"But mother probably still won't agree. She said it's enough for her to be frightened by her father alone. She doesn't want to worry about me anymore." Wei Yilin lowered his head and muttered.

Wei Ruo made no comment on this.

This matter still needs to be negotiated and negotiated by Wei Yilin himself.

"Follow me." Wei Ruo said to Wei Yilin, "Put away those weapons first."

"What?" Wei Yilin looked at Wei Yilin doubtfully.

"Let me measure the size for you." Wei Ruodao.

"Do you want to make clothes for me?" Wei Yilin asked, "No, I have plenty of clothes. During the Chinese New Year, my mother had two new clothes cut for me. I don't need the extra clothes. I am growing tall now." When I grow up, I will soon be as tall as my father and brothers, and I will soon be unable to fit into the clothes I wear now."

Wei Yilin is very confident that he will grow taller in the future.

Although he is already eleven years old, he is still small.

"It's not ordinary clothes. I'm going to make you a piece of close-fitting protective armor. Don't you want to go to the battlefield in the future? Do you want protective armor? If you don't want it, just give it up."

"I want it, I want it!" Wei Yilin hurriedly said yes, fearing that Wei Ruo would change his mind if he said it too late.

After taking two steps, Wei Yilin stopped again: "Find a boy to measure me."

Wei Ruo turned back and glanced at Wei Yilin's somewhat shy face, thinking that it was right. He was eleven years old. Not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times, eleven years old was still a young adult. It was indeed time to avoid taboos.

So Wei Ruo called a boy over and took Wei Yilin to the next room to measure the dimensions. After finishing the measurement, Wei Yilin came back and asked Wei Ruo: "Sister, what does your protective armor look like?"

"You don't even know what it is like, so why are you so anxious to ask for it?" Wei Ruo said with a smile.

"Big sister's things are always good." Wei Yilin said firmly.

"You know what you are doing!" Wei Ruo said with a smile, "It is made of extremely fine iron wire and is truly invulnerable. Although it is a bit bulky, it can save lives in critical moments."

"Iron wire? That thing is very hard, and it can also be used to make clothes?" Wei Yilin asked in confusion.

"As long as it is thin enough, of course this places great demands on the toughness of the wire itself. If it is too brittle, it cannot be woven, but if it is too soft, the protective effect will be greatly reduced. We need to find a balance point." Wei Ruodao.

"Can the softness of iron be changed?" This was the first time Wei Yilin had heard of such a thing.

"Nature is capable. Carbon and some other metal elements can be added to the iron for adjustment. Different ratios can produce steel with different characteristics." Wei Ruo explained.

"It's so complicated." Wei Yilin was confused when he heard it, "Sister, did you learn this from the Tiangong master?"

"yes."

"Sister, you are so amazing and you know so much."

"There are too many skills to overcome," Wei Ruodao said.

"Yes, yes, that's why I've learned boxing, swordsmanship, spear, and whip skills! I have so many skills that I can't overwhelm myself!"

Speaking, Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo: "Sister, do you want to see it? I can show it to you live!"

It just so happens that the new weapons given by Wei Ruo are also here, so Wei Yilin can still practice his skills.

"Okay, you can practice." Wei Ruo moved a chair to the side and sat down, holding the heater and watching Wei Yilin play with swords and guns.

Although Wei Ruo doesn't know martial arts herself, she has many masters around her, so she can probably tell whether a person's martial arts is powerful or not.

Wei Yilin is really good at playing with swords and guns. According to this trend, he will indeed be able to do something in the military camp in the future.

Wei Yilin did this for half an hour.

Wei Yilin also has good physical strength and can play for half an hour without losing breath.

Until Xiumei came to report Wei Ruo, Wei Yichen had already finished talking with Wei Jinyi and was waiting in the front hall.

"Okay, your elder brother is waiting for you, let's go."

Wei Ruo asked someone to bring a dry towel to wipe Wei Yilin's sweat, and asked him to go indoors for a while, and then go out after the sweat on his body had subsided.

Before leaving, Wei Yilin couldn't forget his armor: "Sister, when will your armor be healed?"

"It will take some time. This armor cannot be weaved so quickly."

"What if it's too late?"

"Don't worry, I'm no longer in the capital, and someone will send it to your house."

"That's good, that's good." Wei Yilin's heart dropped, and then he thought of something, "Sister, you should make such a good armor for your father!"

"He already has it." Wei Ruodao.

"Ah? When did it happen?"

Chapter 576 Departure

"When I went to pay New Year's greetings, I left an address and a letter for my father, and asked him to go there and pick up some weapons besides armor."

"Sister, you actually gave my father so many things! Why didn't you just take them to the house, but let my father get them himself?" Wei Yilin was puzzled.

"Some things are better if fewer people know about them." Wei Ruo patted Wei Yilin's head, "When I meet you later, talk less to me, and tell me less about me."

"Why? Doesn't the eldest sister like the eldest brother?"

"Why do you have so many questions? I seem to have just settled the differences with you, right?"

"But we are siblings! We are connected by blood! My eldest brother said that blood relations are engraved in our bones and are innate!"

Wei Ruo shook his head and thought to himself that Wei Yichen was seriously injured by Wei Qingwan, and he began to look for the reason in his bloodline.

Wei Ruo and Wei Yilin returned to the front yard living room.

Wei Yichen was already waiting for them in the hall.

Wei Ruo deliberately examined Wei Yichen's expression, because Wei Yichen should have met his second brother just now, so he should have learned something about them.

However, there was nothing unusual about Wei Yichen's expression, and it was impossible to read any information from his expression, so Wei Ruo had no choice but to give up.

"Princess Rui, it's getting late, so we won't chatter anymore. My brother and I will say goodbye here." Wei Yichen said goodbye to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo had no one to save his life and sent the two brothers away.

"Sister, I will come to see you off on the day you set off!" Wei Yilin walked outside the door, then turned back and shouted to Wei Ruo.

When Wei Ruo goes to Jiliao, I don't know what year or month it will be when they meet again.

If it's not a coincidence, it may be difficult to see him again in this life.

Thinking of this, Wei Yilin's eyes turned red with sadness.

Wei Ruo waved his hand at him.

Wei Yilin also waved his hand, then turned back three times with one step, and walked out of the palace reluctantly.

After the two left, Wei Ruo came to Wei Jinyi's study.

Wei Jin seemed to know that Wei was coming and had already prepared tea in advance.

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "Second brother and I are becoming more and more in tune with each other."

Wei Jin also explained: "I asked Wei Yichen to come over to meet me. You probably came because you want to know the content of my conversation with him."

Wei Ruodao: "Yes, I am a little curious about what you said to him and how he reacted when he saw you."

Wei Ruo had not doubted Wei Jinyi's decision. She came to ask just out of curiosity.

"His reaction was not big. Although he was surprised when he saw me, he quickly came to his senses and said that he had expected that I was not dead, but he didn't expect that Prince Rui and I were the same person." Wei Jin Also Tao.

Wei Jin also told Wei Ruo: "He asked me if I really didn't have any intention of competing for the throne. After learning that I didn't, he told me to take good care of you."

After listening to this, Wei Ruo felt slightly touched in his heart.

Then Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi: "Now that he knows your identity, what is his plan?"

"He said he would pretend he didn't know."

But it is difficult to judge Wei Yichen's attitude from his answer.

Wei Ruo thought for a while and asked, "Does the second brother think he is trustworthy?"

"Now he attaches great importance to the interests of the family, and my father is involved in it. No matter whether he is subjectively willing or not, he will not stand against me. As for how he will choose me in this imperial power struggle. Ask."

"Okay, I understand."

After asking about Wei Yichen, Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Second brother, can we have dinner together later?"

Wei Ruo was a little embarrassed, but still chose to ask.

In the previous period, except for special circumstances, the two of them ate separately. But in order to express his gratitude to Wei Jinyi with practical actions, Wei Ruo plans to take Wei Jinyi with him when cooking in the next period of time. I don't know if he is willing or not.

Wei Jin did not answer immediately, so Wei Ruo quickly added: "Of course, if the second brother prefers to eat alone, then just pretend that I haven't mentioned it."

"I am willing." Wei Jin also replied.

"Then…let's eat together later."

After saying that, Wei Ruo quickly turned around and left Wei Jinyi's study.

Wei Ruo, who came outside the door, couldn't help but complain about himself in his heart.

Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo, why are you so embarrassed?

Why don't you just invite your second brother to have dinner with you later? What can there be? Did we eat less together before?

Don't do this again next time!

In the next ten days, Wei Ruo was busy packing things and arranging business matters.

During this period, besides the Wei brothers, many people also came to visit her.

For example, Xie Ying, and other members of Qunfang Club.

Of course Qi Shijing and Wei Qingwan are also indispensable among them. They came on behalf of Prince Yu's Mansion and gave Wei Ruo some gifts.

Wei Ruo met them, but he only exchanged a few polite words with Qi Shijing, and ignored Wei Qingwan from beginning to end.

And Wei Qingwan also looked like a little daughter-in-law, with her head lowered and not saying much. She also looked at her belly from time to time, looking very nervous about the child in her belly.

Without a few words of conversation, Wei Ruo excused the two of them away on the pretext of feeling unwell.

The first day of February.

Prince Rui's Mansion has been repaired from top to bottom and is ready to go.

Before departure, Wei Jin also brought Wei Ruo into the palace to meet the emperor.

Wei Ruo sent another large box of medicine to the emperor, asking him to keep it for future use.

She sincerely hopes that the emperor can live a few more years. The longer he lives, the longer she and her second brother can live a comfortable life.

The emperor also privately gave some rewards to Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo.

When they finally separated, Wei Ruo saw that the emperor's eyes were red, and he looked at Wei Jinyi with deep reluctance.

Even though he was reluctant to give up, he still chose to let Wei Jinyi go to the fiefdom. I think the emperor must have felt that this was a good way to protect Wei Jinyi.

After coming out of the palace, Wei Ruo and others officially set off.

A group of hundreds of people, sixteen carriages, and dozens of horses, a mighty team set off from Prince Rui's Mansion and headed towards the East City Gate.

On the wall of the East Gate.

Two slender figures stood facing the cold wind.

One person is wearing black clothes, and the other is wearing dark clothes.

The black one on the left is Chu Lan, and the dark one on the right is Lu Yuhong.

Lu Yuhong did not come with Chu Lan. He came to watch Wei Ruo leave the city. He happened to meet Chu Lan at the city gate and went with him.

If Wei had a life-saving grace from Lu Yuhong, she was leaving Beijing, and he would come to see her off both emotionally and rationally.

However, Lu Yuhong knew that he was a foreigner and did not meet Wei Ruo directly to avoid being blamed. Therefore, he had previously sent gifts to Prince Rui's Mansion in the name of his grandmother, and today he came to the city gate to watch her leave.

"Are you really attracted to Princess Rui?" Lu Yuhong asked Chu Lan beside him.

The inside story of Princess Jing poisoning Princess Rui is unknown to outsiders, but the Lu family knows it.

Chapter 577

King Jing, whom everyone in the capital wants to marry, actually has a crush on his sister-in-law, Princess Rui. Who can believe this when word spreads about it?

If his grandfather hadn't told him about this, he wouldn't have believed that Chu Lan had done such a thing!

"Since you have heard it, why bother asking again." Chu Lan's answer was regarded as acknowledging this statement.

"You are so confused!" Lu Yuhong said.

Chu Lan did not refute.

"Do you think she and Dr. Xu are the same person?" Lu Yuhong asked again.

"They are indeed the same person." Chu Lan said firmly.

"What if it's not the case? The person who attracted your attention was Xu Heyou, not Princess Rui! Have you ever thought about what if you were mistaken..."

"There is no if, there is no what if."

Chu Lan interrupted Lu Yuhong.

"This is not what you would say, you shouldn't be so irrational!"

"If I were irrational, I wouldn't be standing here talking to you at this moment." Chu Lan said.

If he is not rational, there are more things he can do at this moment.

If he was irrational, Wei Qingruo would be unable to leave the capital today.

"You'd better be more sensible! You need to understand that because of this incident, the emperor was dissatisfied with you and began to re-appoint King Qin, and King Yu was also re-employed." Lu Yuhong reminded.

Looking at Chu Lan's stern face, Lu Yuhong softened his tone and persuaded: "You are still the most promising prince to inherit the throne. You should not ruin your great future for a little affair with your children!"

Chu Lan said coldly: "Are you serious? If Prince Rui hadn't been in poor health, the prince would have been sitting with him now, right?"

Then Chu Lan asked Lu Yuhong: "Don't you feel that there seems to be an invisible force secretly driving all of this these days, reducing the power of King Yu and I step by step."

Lu Yuhong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Didn't you deal with Prince Yu yourself? You also sent the Qi family away with your own hands. Where did the invisible power come from?"

"It's true that I did it, but all this was not my original plan. I seemed to be pushed by someone, and was forced to advance the plan before my wings were fully mature. Looking back now, it seems like I was doing something wrong. Whose executioner is he?"

"You're not trying to say that you think the person behind this is Prince Rui, are you?" Lu Yuhong said with a surprised look on his face.

After a pause, Lu Yuhong retorted: "If King Rui is controlling all this behind the scenes, and the situation is like this, he shouldn't continue to pretend, right? He should take this opportunity to recover, and then he can naturally Now that he is sitting on the throne of the prince, why bother being granted the title and going to the bitter cold fiefdom?"

Chu Lan said nothing, his eyes were deep and bottomless.

While Lu Yuhong and Chu Lan were talking, the convoy from Prince Rui's Mansion arrived at the city gate.

Today there were many people who came to see Wei Ruo off. People were standing on both sides of the road inside and outside the city gate.

These are all people who received help from Wei Ruo: those who had no money to see a doctor received free soup and medicine from Wei Ruo's relief station, those who had no money to eat and received food from Wei Ruo's relief station, and those who had no clothes to wear and received food from Wei Ruo's relief station. Cotton-padded jackets and quilts.

They all benefited and even survived because of Wei Ruo. When they learned that Wei Ruo was leaving Beijing, they spontaneously came to see him off.

The cold weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of these people.

Wei Ruo looked out of the carriage window and saw the people standing on both sides of the road, and a warm current flowed through his heart.

The convoy of Prince Rui's Mansion stopped at the gate of the city, waiting for the city defenders to confirm the documents and let them go.

Seeing the carriage that Wei Ruo was riding in stopped, everyone gathered around him.

Seeing this situation, Wei Ruo got down from the carriage.

Seeing Wei Ruo, the people who came to see him off knelt down.

Wei Ruo looked at the people kneeling on the ground and didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Thank you, the princess, for saving my life."

"The princess will repay you for your great kindness in the next life."

"Have a safe journey, Princess Rui!"

"Princess Rui may live a long life!"

"…" The people kneeling on the ground expressed their thanks and blessings to Wei Ruo.

"Thank you, everyone." Wei Ruo said movedly, "It's freezing cold, everyone should go back early, don't get cold."

Wei Ruo persuaded everyone to leave, but they still knelt there.

Thinking that they were here to see him off, Wei Ruo decided to get back in the car and leave as soon as the city defenders let him go, so that these people could go back earlier.

As soon as Wei Ruo stepped on the footrest, a burst of rapid horse hooves and shouts interrupted Wei Ruo.

"Wait a minute! Princess, please wait a moment!"

Wei Ruo looked back and saw a carriage speeding towards him.

Wei Ruo recognized the driver and the guards on horseback around the carriage as people from the Zhongyi Prefecture.

So Wei Ruo took his feet back.

Because the road was blocked by the team from Prince Rui's Mansion, the carriage coming from behind could not go any further. The carriage from Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion stopped behind the team from Prince Rui's Mansion.

A woman got out of the car, it was Wei Ruo's mother Yun.

With the support of Cuiping, Mrs. Yun walked quickly towards Wei Ruo's position.

Wei Ruo stood there without moving, watching Yunshi walking towards him quickly step by step.

Yunshi walked a little hastily and her steps were a little unsteady. She stepped on the hem of her own skirt twice and almost fell down.

Yunshi, who has always been dignified and respectable, did not care about the dirty skirt at this moment, and her steps did not slow down at all.

Finally arrived in front of Wei Ruo, but Yun was stopped by the guards of Prince Rui's Mansion.

"Ruo'er!" Yun looked at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo's eyes were calm, with no ripples in his eyes.

Wei Ruo raised his hand, and the palace guards stepped aside, and Yun was able to come to Wei Ruo.

Yunshi looked at Wei Ruo who was close at hand, and her eyes couldn't help but moisten.

"What's wrong, mother?" Wei Ruo asked.

Yun opened her lips and asked with difficulty: "When will you come back?"

"I don't know." Wei Ruo replied.

She was telling the truth, no one could say for sure.

It is possible to leave and never come back.

It is possible to come back soon after you go.

Of course she hoped it would be better not to come back.

Hearing Wei Ruo's answer, Yun's eyes became increasingly red, and tears fell silently from the corners of her eyes.

She stared at Wei Ruo, filled with all sorts of reluctance and sorrow.

"You have to be careful along the way...there are some troubles here, just keep it close to you."

Yunshi took a brocade box from Cuiping and handed it to Wei Ruo.

Cuiping added and explained: "Miss, these are the madam's own dowry."

The implication is that these things were given to Wei Ruo personally by the Yun family, not from the Wei family, nor from the two elders or Wei Mingting.

Wei Ruo glanced at the brocade box indifferently, but did not reach out to take it: "Thank you mother for your kindness, but I don't need these, mother can keep them for herself."

Yun's hands trembled: "This farewell, mother and daughter, may never see each other again in this life. This is a little thought for my mother, and it may be the last thing my mother can do for you."

Chapter 578 Decision

"It's really not necessary, you don't need to do anything for me." Wei Ruo declined.

Yunshi's hand froze.

Wei Ruo was more decisive than she imagined.

"Ruo'er!" Yun's face was filled with tears.

"Mom, please come back." Wei Ruo said expressionlessly.

As he spoke, Wei Ruo glanced at Cuiping next to him and said, "Take Madam back."

After saying this, Wei Ruo turned around.

Even though it might be the last time, she had nothing to say to Yun.

"Ruo'er! Ruo'er! Ruo'er..."

Watching Wei Ruo turn and leave, Yun called Wei Ruo's name over and over again.

Wei Ruo didn't look back and got back into the carriage.

"Ruoer!" Yun wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Xiumei.

The green screen beside her also grabbed her: "Madam..."

"Ruo'er!" Yun continued to call Wei Ruo despite the two's obstruction.

Wei Ruo didn't look back when she heard Yun calling her.

Wei Ruo looked cold when he returned to the car.

Wei Ruo didn't know why Yun had such a big reaction during this separation. Maybe she realized that this might be the last time she saw her biological daughter?

She saw Yun's tears, but for some reason, she didn't feel anything when she saw those tears and her sad expression.

Even the trace of consciousness of the original owner that remained in this body has not fluctuated.

There is neither joy nor sorrow, neither sorrow nor likes or dislikes.

More than Yunshi Wei Ruo's heart is the joy of leaving the capital and the longing for the next life.

Wei Ruo turned his head and looked at Wei Jinyi beside him.

In order to maintain the image of Prince Rui as a frail person and to maintain the illusion that Prince Rui and his wife were deeply attached to each other, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin still rode in the same carriage when they left Beijing.

It was not until he arrived at Ji Liao's residence that Wei Jin would change his clothes and travel freely. Until then he will show as little publicity as possible.

Wei Jin is also watching Wei Ruo at this moment.

Looking at each other, Wei Ruo read concern in the other person's eyes.

Wei Ruo smiled lightly: "Second brother, don't worry, I'm fine. There's nothing in Beijing and the Wei family that I can't let go of. On the contrary, my adoptive mother's family has already gone to Jiliao, where I can be with I'm really looking forward to them being together."

"Yeah." Wei Jin also read from Wei Ruohuai's hopeful eyes that what she said was true.

Then Wei Ruo leaned on the soft cushion.

Yun's voice could be heard from outside the car from time to time, but this did not affect Wei Ruo's mood at all.

Not long after, the team from Prince Rui's Mansion moved forward again, and the voices of Yun and the people seeing them off also became farther and farther away until they could no longer be heard.

Yun stood there and watched the team from Prince Rui's Mansion leaving the city gate.

"Madam, let's go back." Cuiping advised.

Yunshi did not move.

"Mrs.…"

After Cuiping persuaded her several times, Yun slowly turned around and walked back step by step, her expression dull. ˆˆˆˆ###

On the city wall, Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong watched the convoy of Prince Rui's Mansion leaving the city.

Lu Yuhong has always been a little worried about what Chu Lan would do during this period.

Fortunately, the team that had been arriving at Prince Rui's Mansion was far away, so far away that when standing on the city wall, they looked like a line of ants, and nothing happened.

Lu Yuhong breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and continued to say to Chu Lan: "Prince Rui and his party have officially left. Now you can rest assured. Prince Rui is not what you think. What you think is just accidental. He has no power to compete for reserves."

Chu Lan didn't speak, his expression remained gloomy.

He doesn't know whether this result is good or bad for him.

If King Rui is pretending to be ill, he may have a reason to attack him, and it is impossible for King Rui to really leave the capital and go to Jiliao so easily. Sooner or later, he will come back.

If Prince Rui was really ill, she would have really gone to the land of Jiliao. Even if she became a widow after a long time, she would not return to the capital.

Lu Yuhong then looked at the scene outside the city wall and continued: "She is a good person and has been a life-saving grace to me. I hope her journey will be safe and smooth, without wind or waves, without illness or disaster."

Lu Yuhong then said to Chu Lan: "Whether she is Doctor Xu or not, she is still kind to you, so just give her my blessings like me, and don't think about other things anymore."

Chu Lan didn't answer and turned to leave.

Lu Yuhong followed him: "Long time no see, let's go have a drink at the bar?"

Due to injuries and unwillingness to involve the Lu family in the fight, Lu Yuhong had deliberately kept a distance from Chu Lan after returning to Beijing. Now that the situation has changed, he has less worries.

Chu Lan did not refuse, and after going down the city wall, he and Lu Yuhong went to a nearby restaurant.

After leaving the city, Wei Ruo stuck his head out of the car and looked at the outside world.

She had seen this vast land when she came, but her state of mind at that time was completely different from her current one.

Then Wei Ruo looked back at Wei Jinyi in the car. He was leaning against the cushions, his eyes were closed, and his expression was peaceful.

He is very gentle, at least to her sister.

He has protected her in the capital and has helped her fulfill her wish so far, so it will be her turn to protect him next!

His fiefdom Jiliao is now bitterly cold and lacks food and clothing. After they leave, she will try her best to turn it into a place with plenty of food and clothing so that he, the prince of the fiefdom, can live a prosperous and leisurely life!

She wants him to be the happiest and most carefree prince!

Wei Jin also suddenly opened his eyes and met Wei Ruo's gaze.

Wei Ruo smiled at him.

"What are you laughing at?" Wei Jin also asked with a gentle voice.

"I'm thinking about spring planting this year. The climate and environment there are definitely different from those in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the capital, but we won't know the details until we get there, so I can only make a rough analysis and predict."

Looking at Wei Ruo talking about the next thing with longing, Wei Jinyi also raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"I have sent people there in advance. If we hurry up, we can arrive more than half a month earlier than us. This way, we can survey the land conditions, climate conditions, and farming conditions in advance. Naturally, we will also purchase land from the people and integrate people in need." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother, you have already made arrangements?" Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi in disbelief.

"Well, but you still need to arrange the key parts. I just sent people there earlier to prevent us from being late and you rushing to catch up with the spring sowing time." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother, I don't even know how to praise you!"

The second brother helped her do what she wanted but was unable to do.

The second brother also helped her do the things she thought about but had no time to do in the future.

This feeling of surprise is really hard to describe.

Wei Jin also smiled lightly, reflecting Wei Ruo's bright smile into his heart.

To him, this smile is more precious than anything else, far more than the position in the imperial city.

Chapter 579 What kind of woman does the second brother like?

The road from the capital to Jiliao is not easy to walk, especially when Wei Ruo and others are carrying a lot of things, so it is much slower than the front troops sent by the Xu family and Wei Jinyi who went earlier than them. .

When passing through some places and seeing disaster victims living in groups, Wei Ruo would also give some food to them.

There is not much. After all, they are still on the road and cannot bring out much food.

Wei Ruo can't take it out if it's in the space. Taking too much will arouse suspicion.

Ten days later, Wei Ruo and his party passed by the outskirts of Xinghuai Town. There was a group of women and children entrenched under a big tree on the roadside. Wei Ruo stopped the team and personally led people to distribute food to these people.

Everyone who got the food bowed to Wei Ruo to thank him.

Then Wei Ruo returned to the carriage and was about to get on the carriage when one of the women knelt down in front of Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo saw that although the woman was dressed as a refugee, with dark clothes and dirty hair, she had a beautiful face. If she had tidied her up carefully, she should be a beauty.

"Thank you madam for saving your life. The little girl is willing to serve your lady like a cow or a horse to repay your life-saving grace!"

"I have no shortage of maids by my side." Wei Ruo would not let anyone stay by his side casually. Before, she always had only Xiumei, and then there was Lin Fang. Apart from that, there is currently no one else.

"Madam, this little girl can do anything! I just ask you to give me a chance to repay my kindness!"

"No need." Wei Ruo refused and returned to the carriage.

The team marched again, and the woman was still following behind, from noon to evening, and finally fell to the roadside due to exhaustion.

Wei Ruo did not move, but at this moment he saw Wei Jin also calling Xiao Bei to the carriage, saying a few words to him and then Xiao Bei left.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jin suspiciously and couldn't help but said, "Could it be that the second brother has a pity for the beauty?"

"I asked Xiaobei to beat someone." Wei Jin also replied.

"Hitting someone? That woman?" Wei Ruo said in surprise.

"Um."

"Why? I don't want to accept her, but she still wants to follow me. Doesn't it seem that she is very grateful for her kindness?" Wei Ruo asked.

"She is not repaying her kindness, but has an agenda. If she is really grateful, she should know how to advance or retreat if you reject her. When it comes to gratitude, the other person's likes and dislikes should be the top priority, but she insists not because she wants you. I'm just happy to see that our group has cars and horses, is generous with money, and wants to find a good place for ourselves."

Wei Ruo couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. In fact, she felt the same way, so she acted indifferently when the man insisted on following behind.

But Wei Ruo kept her face low and asked deliberately: "Even so, I won't beat her. Even ants know how to steal their lives, so it's not a bad idea if she wants to find a way out for herself through this method?"

"When we first met, her face was covered with dirt and it was hard to see her true face. But when she knelt down to you later, she wiped off the dirt on her face and revealed her true face. And when you distributed steamed buns to everyone, she She didn't come to you when she had the opportunity, and waited until you walked to the carriage before she came again. It's hard not to suspect that she actually came for me and not you." Wei Jin also analyzed.

Just now when the woman knelt down to Wei Ruo, Wei Jin also saw it through the gap in the carriage door. When the woman raised her head, her eyes were looking into the carriage for a moment.

"Pfft—" Wei Ruo laughed.

"Second brother, you are so good!"

"Um?"

"I thought men couldn't tell these tricks of women, but I didn't expect you to be an exception!"

"Second brother, your wife will be very happy in the future! Those warblers in the backyard can't fool your eyes even with their tricks. There is no need for the head wife to worry about it." Wei Ruo couldn't help but said.

"I already..." Already have a wife.

"Second brother, what are you talking about? The voice was too soft and I didn't hear it." Wei Ruo asked.

"Nothing." Wei Jin also replied.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi's ascetic face and couldn't help but have some thoughts. If Wei knew that after they left the capital and there were no other things to interfere with them, a new problem would appear in front of them - their fake relationship as husband and wife.

She and her second brother are already very young, and she has no plans to get married, but that doesn't mean that her second brother doesn't.

If the second brother wants to find a woman to get married and have a normal relationship, she naturally cannot stop him.

So Wei Ruo asked tentatively: "Second brother, what kind of woman would you like? One who is well-read in poetry and books and has red sleeves to add fragrance? Or one who is heroic and dashing, and a woman who is not inferior to men?"

"None of them." Wei Jin also said.

"I don't want to be like you, someone who is both bookish and skilled in martial arts, right?"

That would be too difficult.

Wei Jin did not answer Wei Ruo's question directly, but said: "Why did Ruo'er ask me this question?"

"Well…as my sister, I'll take care of you." Wei Ruo replied.

"If you don't need to care about this, I'm not interested in men and women." Wei Jin also said.

Not interested in men and women?

Wei Ruo narrowed his eyes, then stretched out his hand to touch Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also quickly took out his hand.

"Ruo'er, what are you doing?"

"Second brother, let me take your pulse." Wei Ruo explained.

The second brother is at a young age and has no interest in men and women. Wei Ruo is worried about his health.

Wei Jin also frowned. After hesitating for a moment, he still stretched out his hand.

He knew in his heart that if he didn't check Wei Ruo's pulse, Wei Ruo's doubts would become even worse.

Wei Ruo got his wish and touched Wei Jinyi's wrist.

The pulse is steady and strong. Not only is there no abnormality, it can even be said to be very healthy.

Wei Ruo was relieved. If she just didn't think about it, it would be hard for her to ask.

After all, love matters are personal preferences.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo and asked, "Where is Ruo'er? What kind of person do you want to marry?"

"I have no idea of getting married, as you know, second brother. I used to think of finding a dying man to marry so that I could avoid the trouble of marrying to serve my husband and my husband's family." Wei Ruo replied.

"What kind of man does Ruoer like?" Wei Jin also asked.

Having deep eyes, a seemingly calm face hides an unstable heart.

"In the past, I thought that I would probably not fall in love with any man, but recently I discovered that if there really is such a man in this world, I would be no different from other women. I am born with a mortal body and am inevitably bound to be secular." Wei Ruo replied. .

"That kind of man?"

"Well, it's hard to describe."

She didn't dare to describe it, because the man was none other than the second brother in front of her.

If she tells it, the second brother will definitely be able to discover it with his intelligence.

Knowing that the sister you have always protected and loved is actually having such thoughts towards him, shouldn't you be frightened?

She would definitely be very sad if her second brother separated from her because of this.

Chapter 580 Arriving at Jiliao

So she kept this secret in her heart for the time being in order to maintain the close and natural relationship with her second brother.

Wei Jin can also hear that the "man like that" in Wei Ruo's words is concrete.

Has she met that person?

What kind of man is that?

Thinking of this, Wei Jin couldn't help but tighten his hands hidden in his sleeves.

Then the two of them looked to one side, each with their own thoughts.

The same thing is that no one continued this topic or chose to pierce the window paper.

The sixth day of March.

Although the weather is a bit cold, the sun is shining brightly, just like Wei Ruo's mood.

Wei Ruo and his party finally arrived at their palace in Jiliao.

Wei Ruo jumped off the carriage, followed closely by Wei Jin who also put his cloak on Wei Ruo.

"This place is no better than the capital city, so don't freeze."

"Um."

Wei Ruo gathered his clothes and then looked up at the door.

The entire gate is very old, only the plaque is newly replaced, with the three characters "Prince Rui's Mansion" written on it.

This will be their future home.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also entered the door.

This official residence is smaller than their royal residence in the capital, and is quite simple and dilapidated. It looks a bit in disrepair.

But even this is already the most luxurious building in the neighborhood.

Wei Ruolai has already seen it on the way. This area is vast and sparsely populated, the people are poor, the houses are simple, and even the government offices are dilapidated.

Wei Ruo does not dislike this at all, and is even full of expectations.

Part of the rooms have been cleaned by the advance troops, and Wei Ruo and others can move in directly.

Because the house is not big, there are only two spacious and bright yards in the backyard, and the rest are relatively small.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also live in the same place, this time it is the same as they did in the Wei family in Xingshan County, the houses are next to each other.

Just as Xiumei brought a ladder in, Wei Ruo leaned the ladder against the wall and leaned on the wall to look at the next door.

Wei Jin was also keenly aware of the eyes staring at him, raised his head, and met Wei Ruo's smiling face.

Wei Jinyi also had a smile on his face, and he looked at Wei Ruo with soft eyes.

"What are you looking at?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Let's see if my second brother's yard is suitable for growing bamboo."

Because bamboo is grown in the Yingzhu Garden of Wei Jinyi in Xingshan County.

"There is room for planting in the yard, but it's just that it's hard to grow bamboo in this land, isn't it?"

"Then I want to try to see if my ability to grow and live can be applied to bamboo."

"Well, it's up to you."

"Second brother, do you think my yard is called Tingsong Garden or Songzhu Garden?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Jin also paused, and for a moment he didn't understand what Wei Ruo's intention was in asking this question.

"I think everything is pretty good." Wei Jin also replied. "I think it's better to call it Songzhuyuan."

"Well, it's up to you."

"Second brother, will we still eat together in the future?" Wei Ruo continued to ask.

During the last period of their stay in the capital and on the way here, they always ate together.

"According to your."

"Second brother, can you change your answer? Don't always rely on me. If you really rely on me, then I might do something." Wei Ruo said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"If Ruo'er is willing, I would like to have dinner with Ruo'er." Wei Jin also replied.

He is willing, but he is afraid that she will not be willing, that she will be in trouble, and that he will disturb her.

"That's good!" After receiving a satisfactory answer, Wei Ruocai climbed down from the wall.

After moving in, Wei Ruo immediately started busy with matters related to spring sowing.

Everything has its time and time waits for no one. Wei Ruo doesn't want to miss the best time for farming this year.

Although the land of Jiliao is Wei Jinyi's fiefdom, Wei Jinyi has no administrative jurisdiction over the place. Most of the people and land are still responsible for the government here.

However, as a fief, the prince was allocated a large amount of land, which Wei Ruo wanted to arrange at the moment.

This wave of spring sowing Wei Ruo plans to plant potatoes, which are potatoes. This is a new seed that her space has just upgraded and unlocked!

Wei Ruo has been waiting for potatoes a long time ago. This crop is very high-yielding. In the world she lived in before, this crop fed countless people and ushered in a population explosion.

She thought that since sweet potatoes were unlocked, potatoes should also be available.

Sure enough, it really came, and the timing was just right!

She was really dozing off and someone gave her a pillow. She just happened to be experimenting with this piece of black soil!

It's not that this place is not suitable for growing rice. In fact, rice can be grown in Jiliao land.

Not only can it be grown, but as long as there are cold and frost-resistant varieties, the quality of rice grown on this land is also very high.

It's just that the conditions for growing rice are not yet available, and now is the time when food is in urgent need, and compared to rice, potatoes have a shorter growth cycle!

The potatoes grown in Weiruo Space are early-maturing varieties, and it only takes sixty days from emergence to harvest.

In this way, they can plant for at least three seasons before winter comes!

Wei Ruo not only planned to plant potatoes on the land under the name of Prince Rui's Mansion, but also planned to let the nearby people grow potatoes with him.

Wei Ruo needs to make some preparations for this. Changing grain seeds is a big deal. Land resources are limited. If you plant the wrong grain, you cannot change it casually. This is related to the livelihood of the family. Therefore, if Wei wanted to convince them in a short period of time, he had to come up with reasons that could convince them.

First of all, the first thing Wei Ruo plans to do is to distribute food!

In addition to the part of the food that was transported with Wei Ruo and his team this time, nearly a hundred carts of food will be delivered in the future.

These were previously stored by Wei Ruo in warehouses near Prince Rui's Mansion and the capital.

Because the car was heavy and we had to be extra careful about bandits along the way, it took a little longer than Wei Ruo and his main team. Even if they set off a few days earlier, they would still have to arrive a few days later.

Wei Ruo planned to keep part of the grain as rations for the royal family this year, and the rest was distributed to local residents based on the statistical population.

Anyway, she usually uses excess food to provide disaster relief. Although the people in this Jiliao land have not yet become displaced and become victims of disasters, judging from what she has seen along the way, they are not far away from becoming refugees.

She is going to use the food for disaster relief anyway, so why not use it to save the people in her own land?

Moreover, her move can also win a certain reputation for the palace and help her carry out subsequent work.

So Wei Ruo called Zhang Yi, Ke Chongshan, Yu Zixiu and others over, circled a place on the map, and told a few people about his decision to distribute food to the people in this area.

This decision of Wei Ruo surprised and puzzled Zhang Yi, Ke Chongshan, Yu Zixiu and others.

They thought that Wei Ruo's move was too risky. It was good to save people, but if the food was only left for one year, it was really risky.