Chapter 315 Prince Rui seems to be showing his emotions very openly today!
As Jiang Yu patiently analyzed the situation for him, Lu Xiaowu realized that he was being taught how to handle things. He felt warm and excited at the same time, but he quickly suppressed these emotions and carefully considered what Jiang Yu had said.
Seeing him frown and remain silent, Jiang Yu looked down at the file in her hand, giving him time to think. She quite liked this little cousin. Of course, not romantic love.
Lu Xiaowu thought for a moment, then looked at Jiang Yu. Seeing that she was intently looking at the file in her hand, he hesitated whether to speak. At this moment, Jiang Yu raised her head, smiled, and said, "Speak your mind."
“I just find it strange,” Lu Xiaowu said, “that the Marquis of Qiyang used coercion to make Ding Shaojie write that memorial because he knew the potential consequences. Why did he do it? Once the matter is exposed and the Emperor finds out that he did it, the Marquis of Qiyang’s mansion will never be able to rise again.”
Jiang Yu nodded in agreement with his words, "People always have a sense of wishful thinking. Perhaps Marquis Qiyang thinks that Ding Shaojie's affair with his eldest daughter is a serious crime for Ding Shaojie, and he won't tell anyone."
"But the Ding family still leaked the information," Lu Xiaowu said.
Jiang Yu: "Compared to the crime of having an affair, the crime of sowing discord between the Emperor and Prince Rui is naturally less serious. Think about it, why would someone behind the Marquis of Qiyang, who has no reason to do so, want to sow discord between the Emperor and Prince Rui? Everyone in Daqian knows that Prince Rui does not participate in court affairs."
Lu Xiaowu thought for a moment and said, "What threat has Prince Rui posed to that person?"
Jiang Yu smiled approvingly, "Yes, let me give you some information. Prince Rui is very important to the Emperor. If Ding Shaojie can't extricate himself from this situation, it won't be as simple as just being dismissed from office."
Lu Xiaowu was somewhat shocked; he hadn't realized the situation was so serious. He asked Jiang Yu, "Is my cousin meeting the Ding family?"
"See you there," Jiang Yu said. "Tell Ding Zhe that it's 1:15 PM at Tingfeng Pavilion."
"Okay." Lu Xiaowu stood up to leave, just then Xia He walked in and said to Jiang Yu, "Prince Rui has arrived."
Jiang Yu was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll go greet him."
She stood up and walked out with Lu Xiaowu. Lu Xiaowu carefully glanced at her expression, and seeing nothing amiss, felt relieved.
They hadn't walked far from the study when Prince Rui strode over, looking quite dashing. Jiang Yu and Lu Xiaowu bowed to him, and Prince Rui immediately offered a gesture of help to Jiang Yu to her feet. Upon seeing this, Lu Xiaowu let out a soft hum.
Because of the distance, Jiang Yu didn't hear it, but Prince Rui did vaguely hear it. He looked at Lu Xiaowu, and their eyes met. Although Lu Xiaowu immediately looked away, Prince Rui still sensed his displeasure.
However, he didn't care; Lu Xiaowu was insignificant to him. He smiled and followed Jiang Yu towards the study, while Lu Xiaowu snorted inwardly and went to find Ding Zhe.
Jiang Yu and Prince Rui entered the study, sat down at the tea table, and without asking Prince Rui's purpose, Jiang Yu recounted what Lu Xiaowu had discovered. Since the matter concerned Prince Rui, Jiang Yu felt he should be informed.
Prince Rui did not react much upon hearing this, and simply said, "I will tell Jingwei about it."
In other words, he didn't want to get involved and wanted to hand it over directly to Prince An. This shows that he completely trusted Prince An. Thinking of Prince An's hesitation that day, Jiang Yu frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" Prince Rui asked when he saw her frowning.
"It's nothing," Jiang Yu said.
After all, they had grown up together, and there were some things she couldn't say to Prince Rui, since they weren't particularly close. However, from now on, she would have to be wary of Prince An.
"I'm meeting with the Ding family this afternoon to see what they have to say," Jiang Yu said. "Ding Shaojie is the key."
“Then I’ll go with you.” Prince Rui originally didn’t want to get involved in this matter, since Prince An and the Emperor would handle it. But since Jiang Yu was involved, he couldn’t just ignore it.
After hearing his words, Jiang Yu hesitated for a moment before agreeing. The presence of Prince Rui, even without uttering a word, was a deterrent to the Ding family. Only then would they make the right choice.
"Alright." Jiang Yu agreed and then asked, "What brings Your Highness here today?"
"It's about research on artillery..." Prince Rui began to explain the purpose of his visit that day.
The research on artillery had made considerable progress in the past few days, but it had hit a crucial bottleneck. Even after gathering trusted individuals from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau to participate in the research, a solution remained elusive. He then thought of Jiang Yu, because every seemingly casual remark from Jiang Yu always provided him with significant inspiration.
After listening to Prince Rui's words, Jiang Yu frowned and pondered for a long time, but couldn't find a solution. After all, she wasn't in the military industry in her previous life, nor was she a military enthusiast. She only knew the general situation of modern weapons through the information-rich internet. But she really didn't know the details.
However, Prince Rui did not get the result he wanted from her, nor was he unhappy. He knew very well that his main purpose in coming to see Jiang Yu was not to gain inspiration from her, but to see her in person.
However, Jiang Yu was somewhat concerned about this matter. Looking at the blueprints spread out on the table, she said, "I'll go to the Prince's research room to take a look later."
"Alright," Prince Rui replied immediately, a broad smile on his face. Jiang Yu was taken aback; Prince Rui seemed unusually expressive of his emotions today!
However, she didn't think much of it. Seeing that it was lunchtime, she casually invited Prince Rui to have lunch with her. Prince Rui naturally agreed without hesitation. Jiang Yu then had Xia He and Prince Rui's attendant go to the dining hall to fetch the food.
Jiang Yu hadn't finished reading one file, so she told Prince Rui to make do with it as he pleased, and she picked it up to read. Prince Rui glanced around the spacious study, then walked to the bookshelf and stopped.
There weren't many books in Jiang Yu's official study, and most of them were about her work. Prince Rui glanced at the books and finally stopped in front of a row of history books.
I randomly picked up a book and opened it. The words "Chancellor of the Secretariat and Chancellery, in charge of all government affairs" were circled in red ink. Next to it were two lines of small regular script: "Excessive power of the chancellor can easily lead to autocracy. We should establish a Privy Council to manage military affairs, and the Three Departments to manage finances, modeled after the Tang dynasty. We should also establish a Censorate directly under the emperor, allowing for the reporting of rumors and the investigation of all officials..."
After reading these annotations, Prince Rui turned to look at Jiang Yu. The young woman, in the prime of her life, wore her hair in the simplest bun and the most modest hair ornaments. Against the backdrop of her scarlet official robe, she was as dignified as the bright moon among the pines, or as elegant as an ink scroll wrapped in moonlight.
She was looking down at the dossier in her hands, focused and reserved, like warm, smooth white jade, like a sharp, tempered iron blade, captivating the eye. But he restrained himself and looked away, burying his head in the annotations in the book.
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