Wang Fengqin glared at him and said irritably, "It's not even close to happening yet, and you're already thinking too much. What if they're just friends and don't like each other? Why are you thinking so much?"
Jiang Dazhuang smiled somewhat embarrassedly. Seeing his wife being a little temperamental, he felt a sense of nostalgia, as if he had been transported back to the past, and his smile broadened.
"I'm worried that my daughter will be kidnapped by bad people as she gets older. I just got back and haven't had a chance to spend much time with her yet. If she gets kidnapped, I'll be devastated!"
Wang Fengqin nodded, "Don't worry, Yi Mian is focused on business right now, and Ci Jian is busy too, so the two of them don't have any time."
Jiang Dazhuang breathed a sigh of relief and didn't continue the topic.
At this moment, two people who had no time to spare were feeding the fish by the lotus pond.
Jiang Yimian casually grabbed a fish food and threw it into the lotus pond.
Instantly, ripples spread across the calm pond surface as koi carp scrambled for the fish food.
After the fish had finished eating the fish food, she looked at the person next to her and asked in surprise, "Why do you have so much free time today? Didn't they say something happened at the Censorate yesterday?"
Lu Cijian just smiled, sat down next to Jiang Yimian, stared at the plump koi in the lotus pond, and was speechless for a moment.
Under the shade of lotus leaves, many plump koi carp were swimming slowly. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell if they were koi carp or anything else.
Seeing that he was stunned, Jiang Yimian just laughed, "It's been raining in the capital for the past few days. Xiao Nian and the others have been feeding the fish by the lotus pond all day long. After a few days, the fish have gotten this fat."
She only discovered today when she came to the lotus pond that all the koi carp were getting so fat they looked like big-headed fish, which was quite comical.
I'm feeding them fish food one by one just to get these koi moving and see if they can get back to their previous weight.
She feared that if Zhao Xiaonian and the others continued to feed them, the fish in the lotus pond would become as fat as pigs in a few months.
The little girl laughed heartily, her eyes slightly narrowed, and her fair face looked exceptionally beautiful, a smile that was infectious.
Lu Cijian chuckled and said, "Since I won't be able to see you for the next few months, I had no choice but to come and see you properly first."
Jiang Yimian was taken aback, immediately her smile vanished, and she frowned, asking, "What happened?"
She felt something was wrong when Wang San suddenly called her away yesterday, and now hearing these words, her unease has only intensified.
Lu Cijian quickly reassured him, "Don't worry, it's just that the flood in Qingnan is severe this time. The Censorate will go with the Ministry of Works to investigate the situation, and I'll be among them."
Qingnan is quite a distance from the capital; it will take at least three months for him to return.
It might actually take longer. The situation there is unclear, and he still needs to find Wei Jinghai and that Deputy General Jiang, so it will probably take even longer.
Jiang Yimian suddenly paused, remembering what Liu'er had heard when she returned from outside that morning.
"Did the King of Chu donate his personal wealth to disaster relief?"
Lu Cijian was taken aback, then understood, "He's quick on his feet. The decision he made last night is already the talk of the town this morning."
Seeing that he did not deny it, Jiang Yimian immediately said, "I'll go with you. After the flood comes the epidemic. Maybe I can help you if I go."
Moreover, something involving the King of Chu must be anything but simple.
Since he failed to kill her last time, he must be secretly investigating her and Lu Cijian's identities.
Lu Cijian's trip to Qingnan this time has brought his identity into the open, which will surely make the King of Chu figure out his identity and who knows what he might do.
She was a little worried about letting Lu Cijian go alone.
Lu Cijian reached out and pinched the face of the person in front of him, and said with a smile, "What, are you so worried about me? Don't worry, there are many experienced physicians from the Imperial Hospital accompanying me, nothing will happen."
"If you go, Auntie and Uncle Jiang will definitely be worried, and I'm worried too."
Qingnan's trip was fraught with danger, and it was uncertain whether he could return safely or when he would return. How could he take Mianmian with him on such an adventure?
Jiang Yimian pretended to be angry and said, "If you don't take me with you, can't I go by myself?"
The King of Chu is now watching us closely; a feud has been formed, and it's either him or us who die.
He wanted to use his family fortune to gain a good reputation, but I'm not going to let him have his way.
If the other party genuinely donated money for disaster relief, she could accept it. She was just afraid that the other party would secretly switch the donations, gaining fame but not contributing any money.
Lu Cijian's eyes flickered. "What do you plan to do?"
He hadn't figured out a solution yet, but in any case, the King of Chu's donation certainly wouldn't reach Qingnan.
However, the national treasury is indeed empty now, and without the money from the King of Chu and his entourage, disaster relief would be truly difficult.
Jiang Yimian simply smiled and said, "Naturally, we would rob them along the way and send them to Qingnan under someone else's name."
She didn't know what the King of Chu was planning, but he certainly wasn't genuinely interested in disaster relief. So why not let them steal the silver, as long as it could be used for disaster relief?
Lu Cijian smiled and said, "Mianmian is really smart."
He had considered this approach yesterday, but was worried that it might be difficult to implement.
He was going to Qingnan with the Censorate, so the robbery was something only Wang San could handle. But the King of Chu had many skilled men around him, making the robbery extremely difficult.
If Zhao Cheng were to go along, the risk of robbery would only increase significantly.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow. "How about it? If I go with you, I might be of a lot of help. If I don't go, you'll be missing out big time."
Even if Lu Cijian forbids her from going, she will still go.
Yan Yuege is currently closed and will not reopen anytime soon. Bao Xiang Fang's business is booming, and with Aunt Yun watching over it, she doesn't need to worry about it at all.
It would be better to go to Qingnan, which would only ruin the King of Chu's important plans.
This person is malicious and will make a move against her sooner or later. She might as well take advantage of the fact that her identity has not been exposed yet and play a hard game with him.
Even if we can't kill him right now, we should at least annoy him.
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. It was indeed something to be happy about that she had managed to ruin that bastard King Chu's plans.
Lu Cijian met the excited gleam in Jiang Yimian's eyes and could only sigh helplessly, "The Censorate will not depart until two days from now. The Prince of Chu's troops are expected to leave this afternoon. You should go to the outskirts of the capital to meet up with Wang San."
He was worried about Mianmian, but without Mianmian to help Wang San and his group, the robbery would be quite troublesome. Mianmian's presence would be a great help to him.
Moreover, he had great faith in Mianmian's abilities.
She was never someone who needed protection.
Jiang Yimian was finally satisfied. She suddenly leaned close to Lu Cijian and kissed him hard on the cheek, making an ambiguous sound.
Lu Cijian was startled, her ears suddenly turning red. She looked around in a flustered manner, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she made sure there was no one else around. She reached out and pinched the other person's cheek with a touch of helplessness.
Even though he had kissed Mianmian many times, he could not help but blush and feel his heart race every time Mianmian took the initiative towards him.
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