Chapter 148 Kneel down and call me father
Everyone stared blankly at the person bowing.
"It's you?" Xiao Yu exclaimed in surprise.
When did these two people become involved?
The Grand Princess also abandoned her lazy demeanor and her expression became serious.
"Duke Rongguo? Are you Young Master Yue?"
The Duke of Rong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, my sister and I have no parents. I wish to prepare some things for my sister to take care of herself."
"He then went out to do business under the name of Young Master Yue, but it didn't seem to be doing very well."
"Later, in order to thank Princess Langya for saving my sister's life, I gave all of Young Master Yue's property to the Princess."
"The princess has increased her wealth dozens of times in just over a month."
"If we're talking about credit, it truly belongs to the Princess Consort; I've merely bestowed upon her a title."
The Duke of Rongguo was telling the truth. After Jiang Wanning saved his sister, he found out that Jiang Wanning seemed to be short of money.
I have no way to repay the life-saving grace; some gold and silver are nothing to me.
He had originally planned to accept something else if Jiang Wan Ning refused.
It turned out he was overthinking it; Jiang Wan Ning happily accepted it and managed it very well.
However, the fact that all profits were used to frantically hoard food suggests that they could foresee the locust plague and food shortages.
The Duke of Rongguo did not say this last sentence.
"Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Your humble servant is no longer Young Master Yue, why should I say that?" Duke Rongguo said simply.
Moon Prince...
Everyone in the capital knew that the Duke of Rongguo deeply respected and loved his elder sister, Wang Yue, but no one expected that this was how Young Master Yue came to be.
"Since the Princess Consort of Langya is so wealthy, why didn't she bring it out sooner?"
The Grand Princess asked defiantly, "Does it really have to wait until now?"
"Do you know that the border regions have reached the point where people are resorting to cannibalism?"
“Grand Princess,” the Duke of Rongguo said, “if the Princess Consort hadn’t intervened, she would probably not have arrived yet, but would already be here.”
"Now that the princess is willing to give up all her wealth for the sake of the people and soldiers, are you going to continue to be so aggressive?"
"I wonder when the Duke of Rongguo became so close to the Princess Consort of Langya? Or is it because he has a good relationship with the Langya Prince's Mansion?"
The Grand Princess looked at the Duke of Rong with a provocative gaze.
She wanted to see what this person, who never took sides in factional disputes, would be like.
"Publicly speaking, the Prince of Langya and his queen are indeed worthy of my respect. Privately speaking, it is always better to be friends with such people than with those who are hypocritical."
"Your Highness, don't you agree?"
The Duke of Rongguo subtly implied that the Grand Princess's relationship with Lady Zhou was a sham.
The Grand Princess's eyes were like knives. "Hmph."
Duke Rongguo was not afraid at all and stood ramrod straight.
Xiao Yu finally understood what was going on, and his expression softened somewhat.
"I never expected that the Princess of Langya would have such a knack for business."
"In that case, I hereby issue an edict granting you permission to go to the frontier military camp to join the Prince of Langya in helping our Eastern Mausoleum overcome this crisis."
"Yes." Jiang Wan Ning bowed.
"Your Majesty, before I depart, could you please have the Vice Minister of Justice fulfill his promise?"
The Vice Minister of Justice had already hidden himself in the crowd.
Everyone backed away from the matter, leaving him nowhere to hide.
Since he himself made those boastful promises in the main hall, Xiao Yu couldn't say anything.
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, the Vice Minister of Justice could only bow to Jiang Wan Ning and say, "I acted rashly just now."
"I was unaware of the truth, but I was only concerned about the people's affairs, which is why I spoke recklessly for a moment."
"I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
"I can't forgive you," Jiang Wan Ning replied simply and decisively. "You wouldn't be trying to renege on your promise, would you?"
"His Majesty?"
There's no other way; right now, we still need Jiang Wan Ning, this wealthy and powerful woman, to save the entire Dongling.
Even if the emperor wanted to smooth things over, he couldn't. He could only say in a deep voice, "How can a real man go back on his word?"
The Vice Minister of Justice immediately knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty is right."
He then turned to Jiang Wan Ning and kowtowed several times.
The princess's rank should theoretically be higher than his, so his bowing was acceptable.
"Your Highness, please forgive me." The Vice Minister of Justice stood up. "I have kept my promise."
"Sir, have you forgotten what you said?" Jiang Wan Ning persisted.
The Vice Minister of Justice looked rather unpleasant. He had already knelt down and kowtowed; couldn't they each take a step back?
The Vice Minister of Justice turned to look at the Grand Princess, only to find that she completely ignored him.
He paused for a moment before saying, "How can one call a woman 'father'?"
"Your Highness, such jokes...shouldn't be taken seriously?"
Jiang Wanning nodded. "Indeed, no woman has ever been a father to someone else."
"I don't want a son like you either."
The Vice Minister of Justice's lips twitched; he was furious, yet also relieved.
At least Jiang Wan Ning relented, so he doesn't have to call her "Dad" anymore.
If he were to call Jiang Wan Ning "Father" in front of so many people, he would probably become a laughing stock in the Dongling Kingdom for all eternity.
Before he could fully relax, Jiang Wan Ning said, "Then you should call me father and grandfather."
"How can this be allowed?" the Vice Minister of Justice exclaimed instinctively.
"Why can't it be?"
Jiang Wanning said, "According to what you just said, then in terms of seniority, you should call my father 'grandfather'."
"You are the grandson of the Marquis of Ningyuan. Your Excellency should feel honored."
"After all, even if someone else sits in the Marquis's position for many years, it's unlikely you'll ever get it."
Jiang Wan Ning spoke very softly, but the Grand Princess beside her still heard her.
The Grand Princess stared at Jiang Wan Ning with eyes that seemed to be coated with venom.
"He is, after all, a fifth-rank official of the imperial court. How can you humiliate him like this?"
"Wasn't it his own choice?" Jiang Wan Ning asked without fear. "Wasn't the Grand Princess here just now?"
"Didn't you hear me? Should I repeat it?"
"Those were just words spoken in the heat of the moment, how can you take them seriously?" The Grand Princess's eyes flashed with malice. "Now that you're the Princess Consort, you're really being aggressive?"
"If you save these refugees again, does that mean you can act like this even in front of the Emperor?"
“The Grand Princess doesn’t need to sow discord here,” Jiang Wan Ning said bluntly. “The Emperor isn’t as foolish as him.”
“You’re comparing this kind of person to the Emperor, that’s really…” Jiang Wan Ning didn’t finish her sentence.
Instead, Xie Yang looked at the Grand Princess and said, "If Your Highness really thinks I'm going too far, then why don't you do it?"
"What did you say?" the Grand Princess roared in disbelief.
The other ministers were also surprised, and some secretly glanced at Xiao Yu on the throne.
No matter what, this Grand Princess is a member of the royal family and the current emperor's aunt.
Jiang Wan Ning actually told her to call Ning Yuan Hou "Grandfather".
Jiang Wan Ning remained unperturbed. "See, you're not that magnanimous after all."
"Since the Grand Princess is unwilling, then please shut your noble mouth and stand aside."
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