Chapter 8 is an idiot
Chu Yannuo personally escorted Tang Xinuan back.
Inside the sedan chair, Chu Yannuo held her with one arm and pinched her little nose with the other, his eyes full of doting affection.
"I told you not to go out, but you didn't listen!"
Tang Xinuan realized she had done something wrong and behaved obediently, "But it's so boring staying at home, my cousin doesn't have time to play with me."
"The imperial court has been busy resettling disaster victims lately, and I really can't spare the time. I promise you, I will spend more time with you after this busy period is over."
Tang Xinuan was delighted, "Then I want to go out for a spring outing, visit the temple to pray to Buddha, and go to the opera house to watch a play. Cousin, will you take me with you?"
“Okay,” Chu Yannuo agreed without hesitation, “I’ll take you there as soon as my cousin is done with his work.”
Having finally gotten together with her cousin, Tang Xinuan made a lot of demands.
Chu Yannuo agreed to all of them.
Tang Xinuan hadn't been this happy in a long time. "Cousin, you're so good to me."
"It's good that you know," Chu Yannuo said, his eyes filled with his adorable little cousin. He reached out and smoothed her black hair. "Your cousin's heart is as clear as day. As long as you behave well, your cousin will cherish you for the rest of his life."
"I'll be good, I'll be good," Tang Xinuan promised, raising her little hand. "I'll definitely be good. I'll try my best to remember everything my cousin says and I promise to be obedient."
Chu Yannuo said with a hint of helplessness, "Good girl, how did you get lost today?"
Tang Xinuan tried to explain: "I just wanted to visit the place where you were on official business, but who knew the palace was so big? I got lost while walking around and had a hard time finding you."
Chu Yannuo held her soft, delicate hand and placed it on his heart, pressing it firmly.
"Nuan Nuan, don't try to look for me. Just stand here and wait. I will find you."
Chu Yannuo looked tired. Tang Xinuan noticed that he was in a bad mood and looked up at her, "Cousin, are you unhappy?"
Chu Yannuo shook his head: "How could that be? As long as Nuannuan is with me, my cousin is happy no matter what he does."
"Cousin," Tang Xinuan nestled into his arms, her voice soft and sweet against his chest, "Your cousin is the same. As long as your cousin is here, I'm happy no matter what I do."
In the end, Chu Yannuo was unable to take Tang Xinuan home.
Someone from the Ministry of Revenue came to inform him to return to the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible.
He could only order his guards to send the person back, while he rode back to the Ministry of Revenue.
As they approached the Ministry of Revenue, they unexpectedly encountered Wei Minxian's sedan chair.
A gentle breeze lifted the sedan curtain, and he saw a dignified and beautiful woman sitting inside.
As if sensing his presence, the woman inside also saw him.
In a split second, he noticed a hint of surprise in the woman's eyes.
He wouldn't have married someone else if his cousin hadn't had mental health issues.
But he only had one son in this huge manor.
Promoting the family line is a responsibility he cannot shirk.
Miss Wei is intelligent and beautiful, making her the perfect choice to be the matriarch of the household.
Moreover, she is kind and compassionate, and will surely treat her cousin well.
Thinking of this, Chu Yannuo reined in the reins, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Miss Wei, the peach blossoms in the manor are in bloom. I would like to invite you to come and admire the flowers. I wonder when you would have time?"
As Wei Minxian sat in the sedan chair, two blushes quickly spread across her cheeks.
She was a little embarrassed, "When Prince Chu has time, please send a letter to the Duke's mansion, and I will naturally go."
“Alright,” Chu Yannuo nodded with a smile, “The Ministry of Revenue has been quite busy these past few days. I’ll send a formal invitation to your residence once things are settled.”
Wei Minxian shyly agreed and reluctantly lowered the sedan curtain.
After the sedan chair was lifted, she couldn't help but lift the curtain and look back.
The young nobleman, riding through the capital, was already elegant and refined, and now, having taken up a post in the Ministry of Revenue and donned official robes, he was even more outstanding and exceptional.
She really liked it.
I went to the palace today hoping to see him.
She actually ran into him.
The heads of the six ministries, the two prime ministers, and all the staff of the Ministry of Revenue were present.
Zhou Chuanxing distributed the several plans that the Ministry of Revenue had previously submitted.
"Check it to see if there are any problems!"
The two prime ministers were old and took advantage of the emperor's serious illness, while Zhou Chuanxing was young and inexperienced in politics, thus hindering him at every turn.
The Minister of Revenue was also a relative of the Left Chancellor.
Nowadays, all the officials in the imperial court have countless connections.
Zhou Chuanxing led troops in battles for more than a decade, always employing an iron-fisted policy.
But at that time, we were facing the entire army, the enemy.
Back in the imperial court, these tactics were completely useless.
Otherwise, the Ministry of Revenue wouldn't have presented him with several plans at once, practically wanting him to roll the dice and choose randomly.
Of course, these people are indeed not capable enough.
But people aren't like leeks, which can be harvested anytime and anywhere for his use.
As early as the beginning of the year, he issued an order to search for talented and ambitious people all over the country, but so far, not a single one has been found.
"Minister Li, both prime ministers, the final result of these plans is the same. Discuss it and choose the best one."
Minister Li and the two prime ministers have just seen it.
They had already made their choice, but since it wasn't the final time, they wanted to keep it a secret for a while.
Minister Li handed several proposals to Chu Yannuo, saying, "Young Master Chu, please take a look and offer your opinions."
Chu Yannuo picked up one of the books in order and opened it.
It had already been modified. He mentally checked it over and wondered who was so skilled that they had made sure every single detail was correct.
He came up with his own plan, which was also revised and edited. The dozens of pages of the proposal were filled with errors that were all pointed out.
He couldn't help but frown.
He was aware of the Regent's erudition.
From the time he was away fighting, he learned to read and write in his spare time between battles.
As for mathematics, I'm afraid they don't even know what the "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" is.
Chu Yannuo would never believe that he had made the changes.
Since he was sitting not far from the Regent, he asked, "Your Highness, may I ask who revised this plan?"
Could it be that a new person has arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, and he's a capable person who understands mathematics?
In fact, Zhou Chuanxing had been paying attention to Chu Yannuo's reaction ever since Minister Li handed the plan to him.
These documents were all modified by Tang Xinuan, so Chu Yannuo should have been able to recognize her notes at a glance.
But he flipped through several books without any reaction.
This shouldn't be the case.
Chu Yannuo couldn't possibly be completely illiterate in his cousin's handwriting.
Chu Yannuo did recognize his cousin's handwriting.
I could only recognize her in my cousin's study.
These documents are all important information from the Ministry of Revenue. Even if they look familiar, he couldn't possibly believe they were all written by his cousin.
After Chu Yannuo asked the question, she didn't hear Zhou Chuanxing's reply for a while and thought he wouldn't answer.
But Zhou Chuanxing said calmly, "A staff member without a position."
Chu Yannuo understood why she hadn't seen anyone.
An advisor without a position is at most a scholar; how could he possibly be on official business at the Ministry of Revenue?
"Then this staff member is quite capable."
The plan to resettle the disaster victims was discussed until late at night before a decision was finally made.
Afterwards, everyone prepared to rest, and the specific tasks would be arranged after daybreak.
Of course, these detailed tasks can be left to the two prime ministers and Minister Li.
Regent Zhou Chuanxing returned to his residence to rest.
The next morning, he summoned Prince Duan to his side and said, "Go and find out exactly what's going on with that cousin from the Marquis's mansion."
Prince Duan was taken aback at first, then asked with great interest, "Second Brother, couldn't resist?"
Zhou Chuanxing, his face cold, kicked him. "Go now!"
"Don't worry, second brother, I'll make sure you find out everything clearly in one morning."
The person Prince Duan wanted to investigate had all the information placed in front of him in less than an hour.
An hour later, he arrived at the Hall of Diligent Governance with the documents.
"Second brother, here's what you wanted."
Zhou Chuanxing hesitated for a moment before picking it up.
While he was reviewing the documents, Prince Duan added information not found in the records: "When the Tang family suffered their misfortune, Tang Xinuan, who was only five years old, was sent to the Marquis's residence and raised there ever since. Many people say that she was the chosen wife of the heir apparent, but both of them are already adults, and there has been no news of their marriage. It's probably because the heir apparent of Chu dislikes her and is unwilling to marry her..."
"Disdain?" Zhou Chuanxing subconsciously thought, "The descendant of a disgraced official?"
Prince Duan nodded. "That's part of the reason, but there's something wrong with this girl."
He pointed to his head.
Zhou Chuanxing didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
Prince Duan approached him and said, "You are mentally deficient."
Zhou Chuanxing frowned: "What is mental insufficiency?"
Prince Duan didn't want to be too blunt, but he couldn't help but say, "He's a fool."
Zhou Chuanxing held the documents in his hand for a long time without saying a word.
Prince Duan added, "By the way, I also found out that my cousin has an older brother. Back then, the Tang family found someone to die in their place, and that son survived."
Zhou Chuanxing tapped the desktop. "Write it down."
Prince Duan wrote a name on a blank sheet of paper.
Zhou Chuanxing cleaned it up after reading it.
He put the documents in a hidden compartment and locked it.
After handling two more matters of state, he suddenly said to Prince Duan, "You're not getting any younger, it's time to think about marriage. Don't you like the third young lady of the Chu family? Visit her more often when you have free time."
Prince Duan still had something he didn't understand. "Second brother, don't think I don't know what you mean. But if that girl really enters the palace, she'll be bullied, won't she? You can't just not marry the princess."
Even though Lady Hou was Tang Xinuan's aunt, she couldn't make the decision for her son to marry her.
Although the Regent's Palace cannot compare to the Imperial Palace, it is still a place that will devour people without spitting out their bones.
Even the smartest people don't last long, let alone a mentally challenged person who can't take care of himself.
The second brother can't keep an eye on her forever.
Zhou Chuanxing gave him a cool glance. "You seem to have a lot of free time? My little sister made such a big fuss yesterday, we can't just leave without an explanation. You know what to do, right?"
Prince Duan said with difficulty, "You don't know, I've already confessed my feelings to the third young lady of the Chu family, but do you know what she said?"
Zhou Chuanxing: "What did you say?"
Prince Duan said, "He said that if I want to marry her, I can only marry her and I absolutely cannot have any other concubines or mistresses, otherwise... she will die with me."
Morality is used to restrain oneself.
Zhou Chuanxing had no intention of changing his younger brother's mind.
He remained silent for a moment, then said something that puzzled and baffled Prince Duan:
One lifetime, one person, that's enough!
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