The eldest prince was demoted to a commoner, and while the other princes rejoiced, their faces expressed frustration. How could a prince be so vulnerable to the opium poison? The eldest prince's disgraceful behavior in the streets was truly a disgrace to their royal family.
If you do something wrong, you should be punished accordingly.
After listening to some of it, Linlang felt that the eldest prince had done what he deserved.
Time passed quickly, and it was the day of Rong Yi and Li Yan's wedding.
The Rong family decorated the house with lights and was in a festive mood. Neighbors and people from the Anchang Marquis' Mansion came to help.
Rong Bowen was wearing a new suit of clothes, and his eyes were almost narrowed into slits as he smiled. He was happy that his children's marriages were all settled.
Seeing his son and daughter-in-law entering the hall, Rong Bowen quickly straightened his clothes and looked at the two of them with a smile on his face.
Today, the Rong family is full of guests to witness the wedding of the two.
Linlang watched her eldest brother and sister-in-law bow to heaven and earth, then to their parents, and finally to each other, her eyes moistened. In his previous life, for her and Yi'er, her eldest brother had never married and even died for them.
It's great now. My eldest brother has married the girl he loves and will have his own happy family. Dad is also very happy. He will have many children and grandchildren in the future. His life will be complete.
After Rong Yi's wedding, Su Jinchen came back with a girl, the daughter of a chief of a small tribe. She was very beautiful and had a very lively personality.
After coming to the capital, I became interested in everything, just like a little swallow, laughing and chirping all day long.
Mrs. Song liked this energetic daughter-in-law very much. She was like that as a girl should be. She was also in good health and easy to bear children.
Now that the second son had found a wife, Song started arranging blind dates for her twin sons. Su Jinyao and Su Jinnian hurried to the border and would return when their second brother got married.
Amu also wants to travel far to the south of the Yangtze River. There are floods there in the summer, so they have to go there in advance to prepare for the rainy day.
Now that Amu has gained experience and designed many plans, he is going to Jiangnan to put them into practice.
The man had ambitions to travel far and wide, and Linlang supported him very much, preparing clothes, food and medicine for him to go out.
Yier was over one year old. Knowing that his father was going on a long trip, he reached out for Amu to hold him and kissed him on the cheek, "Daddy, come back soon."
Ah Mu returned the kiss, "Okay, Daddy will take care of things and come back to accompany Yi'er immediately. You stay at home and take good care of Mommy. I'm leaving Mommy in your care."
Yier patted his chest and said, "Daddy, don't worry."
Ah Mu took Chen Dong out and stayed away for three or four months. At first, he only wrote a letter every few days, and later he only wrote one or two letters a month. They were too busy to care about anything else.
During the four months they were busy in Jiangnan, many officials in the capital had their homes confiscated and were exiled, and many officials in Jiangnan were also brought down.
The imperial court invested money to build dams every year, and every year floods destroyed people's houses and farmland. The imperial court provided disaster relief every year, but the money never reached the people, leaving them displaced and starving.
Among the corrupt officials who accepted bribes were the second, third, and fifth princes, who were severely damaged. The fifth prince was particularly exposed, and the emperor was furious. He made an example of him and demoted him to a prince, while punishing the second and third princes.
The emperor allowed them to fight, but they could not use the country and the people to fight.
Amu, Chen Dong and others achieved great results in Jiangnan, especially in building a dam, which successfully resisted the flood peak and protected the people's homes and fertile fields.
With their help, levees were also saved in other places.
The people in the south of the Yangtze River were delighted. They had successfully passed the flood season this year and no longer had to wander around and beg for a living.
The emperor was overjoyed and promoted Amu, Chen Dong and others. After looking at Amu's plans and drawings for Chuzhou, he agreed to his request and sent him and Chen Dong to Chuzhou.
The canal and culvert are a huge project that will take several years, so Linlang will of course take Yier with her.
Besides, she had lived in Chuzhou and knew something about the place, so she could help Amu.
It is always difficult at the beginning, but Amu has experienced all kinds of hardships. Chen Dong comes from the countryside, and what he is least afraid of is hardship.
Linlang had already opened a shop here, and with a solid foundation, she was able to help Amu a lot. When money was running low on building the canal, she called on the Chamber of Commerce to donate. They would erect a monument in that section, naming the person who donated the money, and let everyone know.
She also donated money and materials to support Amu's project.
In the second year after the canal and culvert were built, Zhao Yuning was demoted to Chuzhou, serving as a local official. The three cobblers were finally together again.
The Chuzhou Grand Canal took six years to build and finally connect. The underground canal took four years to construct and played a significant role in alleviating the drought in the fifth year. Irrigating farmland with water from the canal only reduced yields by 20%, but not completely wiped out the crops.
When the canal was fully opened in the sixth year, everyone present shed tears. Only by participating in it can you understand the hardships involved. No matter how many people poured cold water on them, Amu and his team still persevered.
Amu is very confident that he will succeed with thousands of years of experience.
Before, after Moer went to Chuzhou and saw the hardships of building the canal, he took out all his savings to support Amu.
Later, when he returned to the capital, he helped raise money everywhere and continuously sent it to Chuzhou.
Several mansions, including the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Anchang's Mansion, donated a lot of silver and supplies. The emperor praised these good things that benefited the country and the people in the court.
Right in the court, all the officials donated silver, and the emperor smiled and nodded with satisfaction.
When the couple brought Yier back to the capital, Moer met with them briefly and then went to the border, where he was sent by the emperor to gain experience.
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