Chapter 62 Standing Up
If Rong Zhuo, who was famous in Jinxiao City at the age of 19, was happy, then at this moment he should be feeling the happiest time of his life.
Those cool eyes had not shed tears for many years, Rong Zhuo himself had forgotten it. He only knew that the coldness falling on his hands at this moment did not diminish the fiery heart in the slightest.
He called out tremblingly, "Go and get the princess."
Fei Jian felt something was wrong with the voice and immediately went to ask Chu Sishui for help.
Chu Sishui thought Rong Zhuo had fallen, so she ran out immediately. The distance that was originally only a few steps seemed extremely long to her. Just as she stepped out from under the willow tree and into the main path, she saw a man in a white long gown with wide sleeves standing by the door.
The drizzle of late spring is as soft as silk, brushing gently across the green tiles, dripping onto the mossy stone steps, creating tiny ripples.
The peach blossoms were in bloom by this time of spring, and she was standing there enjoying the scent of the flowers when she saw him slowly moving towards her.
Those legs that had just been restored to health were still a little sluggish at this moment, but he was not angry at all. He remained calm and indifferent, with an otherworldly aura lingering around him. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was smiling, and there was a slight moisture in his eyes.
This fool must have cried with excitement, and wanted to make her happy too, so he even forgot to wipe away his tears and just looked at her eagerly.
Chu Sishui wanted to speak but was blocked by the sadness in his heart. Tears fell first. God finally heard his prayers and finally had pity on him. He finally stood up.
She knew that he had begged for this road for a long time, even if she brought space medicine to heal him.
But she didn't want to dispel the shock in his heart, so she just watched him walk towards her very slowly step by step, crying silently.
Finally, when he was one step away from her, he opened his arms, and his slightly wet eyes finally gave in to her and overflowed with tears.
Chu Sishui couldn't help hugging him tightly any longer. "You fool, you just learned to walk and you walked such a long way. What if... what if..."
He wasn't much better, the choked sound stayed in his throat for a long time, and finally turned into excitement. His body couldn't stop shaking, he hugged her tightly, and his tears wet her shoulders.
After a long time, he finally calmed down, slowly knelt down on one leg, looked up at the person who had accompanied him through the painful years, and said, "I think I should fulfill my oath and stand up to marry you again."
"Now, facing the intact me, would you be willing to marry me?"
Chu Sishui burst into tears, "You fool, you are so stubborn, I am willing. Did you hear me? I am willing to marry you. Whether you are intact or incomplete, I am willing."
After saying that, she was so excited that she tried to pull his hand, but he held her hand tighter, "What should I do? I used to sneer at scholars who were lost in love, but now I know how stupid I was. Now that you have promised me, you will never have a chance to leave me. You saved my life, and I will follow you closely, no matter where you are, and never let you go."
She was so excited that she couldn't speak, she just watched him cry.
He wiped her tears gently and imitated her tone, "It's over. Today I realized that you love me so much, and I have caught you. From now on, you can't escape even if you want to. I have taken root in your heart. I know that you can never forget me or push me away. I will be your bond for the rest of my life."
Chu Sishui cried and laughed, and finally held back and hugged him again, "I think you are a fool, there is nothing attractive about you. But you can say words that make people fall in love with you forever."
He smiled tenderly, "Because you are also a fool, and not very smart. I think even if I feed you poison in the future, you will eat it. Fool."
"But don't worry, if you take the poison first, just wait for me. I won't let you go alone. We agreed to be together through life and death, so how could I make you sad?"
She still couldn't stand his heart-wrenching words, so she hugged him and cried again.
Finally, he reminded them that it was time to go back and rest, and only then did the two of them calm down a little and slowly walk back.
Everything in the Ministry of Works remained the same, and Rong Zhuo followed the princess' instructions and continued to use a wheelchair during the day. His legs were fine, so he shouldn't overwork himself.
Prince Jing's house arrest was finally over, and Emperor Rong just happened to receive a memorial from the former governor of Xiaosheng Farm regarding the new seedlings.
The former prefect described the situation of seedling cultivation and the enthusiasm of farmers under the land-sharing system in too exaggerated a manner.
Emperor Rong was very pleased, but he had a doubt about this memorial: where did the former prefect get so much money to buy private property for the pilot project?
The former prefect hesitated for a long time in front of the palace, and finally told the truth, "It was bought by the Third Prince."
Emperor Rong, Prince Jing, and the Second Prince were all stunned.
The former prefect did not care about their expressions at this time. "The Third Prince came to Xiaosheng Farm to recuperate before. He saw that the family of Wang Fu, a scholar in Wangjia Village, was oppressed by the owner of a private land. He sent people to thoroughly investigate the identity of the owner of the private land. Only then did he find out that it was the Xiao family in Jiangzuo, named Xiao Yuan."
Rong Bo's face changed.
The former prefect, "The Third Prince then asked me to send someone to buy half of Xiao Yuan's land. Then the Prince promoted Vice-President Wang and Wang Jian. One was responsible for the land division system, and the other was responsible for japonica rice breeding. In March this year, the breeding was successful."
"Then His Highness ordered Vice-President Wang and Wang Jian to rush to Jiangdong."
After hearing this, Emperor Rong, Prince Jing, and Rong Bo in front of the palace all understood.
All of this was the work of King Rui.
Emperor Rong was pleasantly surprised at this time, and immediately asked Chang Jichang to go to the six ministries to call the third brother.
As soon as Rong Zhuo came in and saw the former prefect, he probably guessed something.
Emperor Rong read his memorial again and said, "The new rice varieties cultivated by Xiaosheng Farm can now produce 400 dan of grain per acre. How come you didn't tell me about such a big thing?"
Rong Zhuo, "The idea was proposed by me, and Vice Governor Wang and Wang Jian are indeed talented and knowledgeable. As for the inspection and implementation, it was the former prefect who took the trouble and effort."
Emperor Rong knew that he didn't want to take the credit for this matter, but he didn't want the outstanding third son to be buried.
"You will go to the Golden Throne Hall tomorrow, and Chang Jichang will be in charge of your travels."
The next day, at the court meeting, all officials arrived at the palace at the fixed time as usual.
However, all the officials who walked in had expressions of surprise. The figure sitting in front of the hall was Prince Rui?
After Prince Rui became disabled in the leg, he stopped attending court meetings. Two years later, the ministers were still unable to adapt to his presence.
But they were princes after all, so even though they were surprised, the ministers did not dare to say anything. They only secretly glanced at the expressions of the three princes.
Chang Jichang gave his routine shout and the court meeting began.
The left prime minister wanted to report as usual, but was rejected by the emperor.
Chang Jichang was seen dragging a plate with a bunch of rice on it.
"Since ancient times, food has been the most important thing for the people. The Rong family has inherited the throne for a hundred years, but still cannot provide all the people with food, clothing, and shelter. Today, the emperor is grateful and has a wise minister to breed new seedlings. One acre of land can produce 400 dan, which is a blessing from the red sky."
All officials lowered their heads and listened.
The Emperor put down the rice ears and looked down at his ministers. "I have countless wise and capable ministers in Chitian, but no one has cultivated new rice seedlings before this time to solve the problem of food and clothing for the farmers; and no one dares to shake the farmers with too much private property, so that they can oppress the people as much as they want."
"Fortunately, the former governor of Xiaosheng Farm used Xiaosheng Farm as a pilot to breed new japonica rice. This solved the people's livelihood problems. I would like to ask what kind of reward should be given to such a minister."
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