Chapter 148 Worry
Jin Zekang came to the Governor's Mansion mainly to communicate with Xiao Yuan, but he knew very well that there is no wall that is impenetrable.
In order to avoid exposing his identity and arousing the emperor's suspicion, he could only choose a time when Xiao Yuan was not in the mansion.
The officials in Dongchang Supervision were all keeping an eye on Xiao Yuan, as it was extremely sensitive if anyone visited him while he was at home.
As for asking Jiang Xinyu for advice, it was just a coincidence. He didn't expect that this woman would actually give him another surprise.
His father was ambitious and valued fame and wealth. As long as he flattered him well, it would not be difficult for him to get a few copies of the emperor's handwriting.
Even though his father's handwriting was as bad as dog shit, he was the emperor. It didn't prevent him from solving the flood and food problem with a single word worth millions of dollars.
Jin Zekang was indeed a boring guy. He was in a good mood after asking about the serious matters, but he also asked in a mean way how Jiang Xinyu had made Xiao Yuan so infatuated with her.
The godson whom I have raised for more than ten years has now taken a back seat. This pillow talk is really strong.
In his opinion, love is nothing more than love at first sight and love that grows over time. Jiang Xinyu and Xiao Yuan do not meet either of the criteria.
With Governor Xiao's age and power, he has seen all kinds of beauties. If he wants to make him fall in love at first sight, the girl must be at least like Concubine Rou in the palace.
Jiang Xinyu was pretty, but her appearance was far from enough to make the governor fall in love with her at first sight.
It would be even more impossible if Xiao Yuan was attracted by other aspects.
This woman has beauty, talent, virtue, and connotation.
Apart from her appearance, Jin Zekang didn't find anything special about Jiang Xinyu.
She is smart, but her intelligence coupled with her fickle personality still makes people feel dizzy.
Jiang Xinyu glanced at him with disdain, "The idle prince is indeed idle enough. If you want to learn how to seduce men, you've come to the wrong temple. We are not on the same track.
But since you asked sincerely, I will tell you with great compassion.
In this world, besides falling in love over time, there is also a phrase called falling in love with someone over time.
If Mr. Xie is not fascinated by you, it only means that either you are small or you are not good at it.
If you don't have the diamond, don't try to do porcelain work. If you don't have the innate conditions, just open up your pattern and chrysanthemum together.
If you are not good at it, practice more and learn more about Nanfengguan cram school."
Damn, chatting with this woman really broadens my horizons.
Although he had never heard of those strange words, he could understand them instantly.
Prince An, who still failed to gain the upper hand in the verbal battle, walked away dejectedly, and on the way he was still thinking about the possibility of becoming a disciple at Nanfeng Pavilion.
Ah Zhuo never likes to get close to him. Is it because he is not good at his job?
Anyway, he refused to admit that he was small-minded.
After seeing off the annoying Jinze Kangjiang Xinxu didn't go back to sleep. How could she sleep after hearing such news?
At that time, history and geography seemed to have talked about many cases of water control, but at that time, with so many subjects like mathematics, physics, chemistry, Chinese, political science and English, no one paid attention to secondary subjects.
In this regard, I really only have a rough idea of it.
Now I can only imagine it and piece it together from some plots in movies and novels.
There is a certain process for water management in this era, and her suggestion is just to provide assistance.
Thinking of the series of subsequent problems that the flood would cause, Jiang Xinyu rushed to her laboratory again.
A new batch of penicillin is almost finished, and now we have collected a total of 200 bottles.
If it is used for normal purposes in the Governor's Mansion, it is definitely enough, but if it is a flood, this is just a drop in the bucket.
In addition, we must catch up on the distillation of alcohol, and some modern knowledge on preventing infectious diseases must be bound into a book.
When I thought about these things, I became overwhelmed. I spread out a pile of booklets in the study and wrote down every entry I remembered, making myself look like a little cat.
Even lunch was just a quick meal and the remaining seats were sent directly to the Dongchang.
Xiao Yuan was quite happy when he first heard that his wife had brought him food, but when he saw so many dishes, he immediately frowned.
Jiu Yue hurriedly explained, "Today a Mr. Yue came to visit, and after he left, my wife became busy.
Madam only ate a few dishes for lunch, and said it would be a waste to leave them alone, so she asked the servants to bring them over. If the governor can't finish them, he can share them with his subordinates."
Mr. Yue, isn’t that Prince An of Jin Zekang?
What is this guy doing looking for his wife while he's not around?
After he left, his wife lost interest in eating. This must be a big deal. Xiao Yuan instinctively wanted to go back home.
Jiu Yue hurriedly stopped him, "Madam was afraid that the governor would be worried, so she specifically asked me to tell you that everything is fine at home so you can rest assured."
Xiaodouzi hurriedly advised them while placing the rice on the table, saying that their wives' appetite had always been a mystery.
If you are interested or have nothing to do, you can eat from morning to night. If you have something to do, you can just eat a few bites and you won't feel hungry.
Didn’t you hear from Jiuyue that Madam is busy writing and painting? Eating less would probably just be a waste of time.
That makes sense.
Xiao Yuan left a few dishes for them to eat, and had the rest sent to the cafeteria for everyone to have a snack.
There is a cafeteria in Dongchang, but the people with more than a thousand households generally don't eat there. They either have meals delivered from home or go to restaurants.
Everyone was in for a treat today, as the table was filled with dozens of dishes. Some people couldn't help but talk about the governor's wife who was exchanged for a wife.
It was really worth it for the governor to marry this daughter-in-law, and even they benefited from it.
Last month, someone from the East Factory received an extra sum of money for unknown reasons. After asking, they found out that it was a share grant from the uncle's family of the governor's wife as a thank you for the East Factory's care.
It is common for leaders to ask their subordinates to look after their relatives' businesses, but it is rare for leaders to be so generous as the governor's wife to give money directly.
Although they had never met her, everyone had a high opinion of Jiang Xinyu, the wife of the Governor.
Who doesn’t like a boss lady who makes a lot of money?
When Xiao Yuan returned home in the evening, Jiang Xinyu had not finished her work yet. The study was in a mess, with sheets of paper scattered all over the table and chairs.
Xiao Yuan wet his handkerchief and wiped the ink off Jiang Xinyu's face with amusement.
"Mother-in-law came to you in your dream again. What is this masterpiece?"
"What great masterpiece? I'm so worried about this and you're still laughing."
Jiang Xinyu hit Xiao Yuan coquettishly.
"Prince An told me that you may be asked to provide disaster relief for the flood in Xuzhou. I am writing a flood control strategy for you."
Xiao Yuan was stunned. "He got the news so quickly, and the factory hasn't received the report yet."
Jiang Xinyu rubbed her sore wrist, "It's not surprising. After all, the dike hasn't been breached yet. If we report now that there will be no flooding, wouldn't that be lying about military intelligence?
Jin Zekang's uncle was the prefect of Xuzhou. Based on past experience, he judged that there was a high possibility of flooding, so he gave him the news in advance.
The local officials were most aware of such matters. Not only did Prince An receive the news, but Zhang Zhongyi should have also received it. After all, he had students in several nearby counties.
King An said that those people would suggest that you go to disaster relief under the pretext that the cement was donated by you.
Disaster relief work is not easy, it is obvious that they are trying to trick you."
Xiao Yuan nodded and said, "Zhang Zhongyi will not let others recommend me directly, he will most likely recommend someone from his own faction.
The old emperor has always been suspicious, and disaster relief is the easiest to be corrupted and bribed. If someone suggests it, he will most likely send me.
It’s an old trick, but it really works for our emperor.”
Jiang Xinyu sighed in Xiao Yuan's arms, "That's what I was thinking too.
Since Prince An came to you early and leaked the letter to you to help him take care of his uncle, he must have some inside information.
He keeps a low profile, but he has a lot of spies under his command. Who knows, maybe one of his people is with Zhang Zhongyi."
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