Chapter 213: Promotion and Wealth
Su Ruojin stared at Zhao Lan nervously. If he wasn't running away, then what was he? Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, she suddenly had a physiological attack. She remembered why she woke up in the middle of the night, grabbed her coat and ran outside.
Shuang Rui heard someone talking in the room and woke up from his doze. He saw Su Er Niang running out and stepped over to stop her. Su Ruojin didn't have time to waste time with him. She ran while saying, "You don't understand how anxious people are!"
Shuangrui immediately moved aside, but he was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do. It was the middle of the night and he didn't want to wait in the corridor!
Zhao Lan chased out of the room: ...He coughed subconsciously out of guilt.
Shuangrui stepped forward and advised, "Master, it's late at night, how about we stay in the Su family's guest room for a night?" He didn't want to persuade his master to go back, and he probably wouldn't leave even if he persuaded him.
Zhao Lan walked down the stairs, nodded, and left the courtyard where Su Ruojin lived.
After finishing her work, Su Ruojin stretched and prepared to go back to her room to sleep. Mao Ya held her back and said, "Second Madam, how about you stay here with me tonight?"
She was stunned for a moment before she reacted and said with a smile, "Not to the point... not to the point..." In her own home, is she still afraid of him?
"I have something to ask him, and I'll send him away after I've asked him."
Fortunately, someone had already left on his own initiative.
Mao Ya pursed her lips, wanting to ask what the young mistress meant to Prince Zhao, but when the words came to her lips, they turned into another question, "Second Madam, after we finish dealing with the affairs in the capital, we will go to Weizhou. We will stay there for three years. Won't it delay your marriage?"
It was the late night, and it was impossible for Sister Mao Ya to bring up marriage for no reason. Su Ruojin, who had always regarded herself as a child, stopped and turned to look at Sister Mao Ya.
Mao Ya looked at her.
The two looked at each other, and although they didn't say anything, they both knew what it meant.
"Zhao Lan is really interested in me..."
Mao Ya nodded.
Su Ruojin hissed, "When did it happen?"
Mao Ya thought, how would I know? She shook her head and said, "I don't know."
"But I'm only thirteen." She's still so young, just a yellow-haired girl, she doesn't have anything. What does this beautiful little prince like about her? Or is it because of the relationship with the little apprentice sister that she has the upper hand?
What's wrong with thirteen? Mao Ya thought the young master's words were strange. Aren't young ladies usually dating at the age of thirteen and getting married at the age of fifteen or sixteen? Even if it's later, they will get married at seventeen or eighteen.
Mao Ya looked at her strangely, and Su Ruojin immediately understood that this was not the modern era where even a thirteen-year-old girl's love affair would be labeled as premature. She thought of Yang Si Niang, who was the same age as her. It seemed that she was going to be betrothed to her cousin, and they would get married in a year or two.
Thinking of this, Su Ruojin suddenly felt bad! Oh my God, this can't be!
The master and servant stood staring at each other for a long time. When another yawn came, Su Ruojin gave up these annoying thoughts and slapped her lips, "Go and chase him away." She sat down on the stool, dozed off with her hand on her cheek.
There was no possibility between her and Zhao Lan. Firstly, she had always regarded him as a noble boy with high IQ and herself as a child, and had never thought about this. Secondly, the Princess of Jin had already searched all over the capital to select a wife for Zhao Lan, and the candidates for the wife were all daughters of officials of the fourth rank or above. Everyone in the capital knew this, so why should she get involved? It would only make her feel awkward.
Thirdly, such a stunning young man should not be desecrated! It is better to admire him from afar.
Mao Ya had been threatened by Zhao Lan and his servant, so she was quite frightened and stood still.
Su Ruojin nodded her head slowly.
Seeing the master and servant like this, Chunxiao shook her head, quietly left the brothel, turned to the corridor, looked at the second lady's room, and found that Shuangrui was not in the corridor. She hurried to the room and found that the young prince had left. She quickly turned back and told Su Ruojin and his servant, "The young prince has gone to rest."
The great god finally left, and Su Ruojin hurried back to bed and continued to sleep soundly.
The next day, when Zhao Lan woke up, the sun was already high in the sky and cicadas were chirping outside the window.
Shuangrui went forward to help him change his clothes and wash up.
When Zhao Lan packed up and went out to look for Su Ruojin, Chun Xiao told him, "The Second Lady hasn't woken up yet."
Zhao Lan subconsciously looked at the time. It was already 10 o'clock in the morning, right? The young lady hadn't woken up yet?
Shuangrui secretly glanced at his master to see if he wanted someone to call the young lady. In the end, he didn't ask anyone to call. "I'm hungry." Let's have breakfast first.
Chunxiao quickly asked Mother Dong to arrange meals.
Ye Huaizhen finally saw Hua Ping, "Didn't you say that you and the little prince went to visit the second lady?"
Hanahira shook his head, "No, I'm off to investigate something else."
Hearing that he was investigating the matter, Ye Huaizhen was extremely depressed. He originally thought that he was about to find the murderer who framed his father, but unexpectedly, the suspected murderer was promoted and became rich. If the murderer who framed his father was really surnamed Yang, where was justice?
Ever since he and Su Ruojin speculated that the man surnamed Yang might be the mastermind behind the frame-up, Ye Huaizhen has visibly shown an enthusiastic attitude towards everything around him. Although there are no words between him and her, Hua Ping feels that they have taken a step forward and there is a tacit feeling that they understand each other.
But now, she felt the same as when I first met her, cold and aloof, unwilling to beg for help, always going about the world like a man, making people feel pity and distressed.
"Huai Zhen..." Hua Ping sighed heavily, "I'm sorry, it's my incompetence. I lost him, so the prince's death is just a suspicion for now. If we can't find evidence, we can't convict him."
The search for the murderer has been going on for almost ten years, and there is still no clue. However, Ye Huaizhen would not put the blame on Hua Ping. She shook her head and said, "Maybe it's not that we didn't work hard enough, but that the murderer is too cunning."
For some reason, the more she couldn't find any evidence against Yang Jingzi, the more she believed that this man named Yang was the murderer behind the scene.
She was depressed, but suddenly she stood up: "I must find evidence that he is not the real Yang Jingzi." She had a hunch that Su Erniang's reasoning was correct.
Seeing her eyes full of stubbornness, Hua Ping felt heartbroken and helpless, and couldn't help but hold her hand, "Huai Zhen, I will wait for you, and I will marry you when you find the murderer."
Ye Huaizhen, who was trying every possible way to find evidence, was stunned when he heard this: ...
Why are we talking about marriage?
"If I can't find the murderer, you will never get married?"
The two looked at each other.
Although they didn't say much to each other and didn't meet often during that long time, they seemed like they had known each other for a long time. They were so familiar with each other that they knew even a faint mole on the other's cheek and understood what the other was thinking.
them……
Hua Ping said solemnly, "Then I will help you search for it for the rest of your life."
It is a confession without sweet words, but a commitment for a lifetime.
The cold-hearted Ye Huaizhen couldn't help but be moved: "Hua Sicha..."
The two held their clasped hands even tighter.
When I woke up, it was already dawn.
Su Ruojin had really had a good sleep, and had become a lively young lady again. She had long forgotten that there was an uninvited guest in her bedroom in the middle of the night yesterday, and she never thought that the uninvited guest was still waiting at home.
Mao Ya couldn't help but remind him, "Second Madam, it's not just dawn now."
"Ah?" Su Ruojin knew that she would oversleep if she relaxed, so she asked with a smile, "What time is it now?"
"Mother Dong just came over to call for lunch."
Su Ruojin smiled guiltily, "It turns out that the sun has already reached the soles of my feet."
The young lady laughed at herself, and Mao Ya couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.
The master and two servants packed up and left the yard.
The Su family went to the foot of Dongshan Mountain to escape the summer heat. When Su Yanli and Su Dalang lived in Beijing, they usually had breakfast and dinner at Su's. At noon, one was in the government office and the other in the Imperial College, so their clothes were taken care of by their respective servants. There was only an old man who was the gatekeeper and Li Xiuzhu, the fire-making maid, left at home. The two of them stayed behind to look after the house. Occasionally, Mother Dong would come back to visit, but she had not been back since the chaos in the capital.
She didn't come back until Su Ruojin came back.
The gatekeeper was still there. When the group came back, it was the gatekeeper who opened the door. But when they went to look for Li Xiuzhu, they couldn't find her. When they asked the gatekeeper, he said, "When the capital was in turmoil, she said she was going to visit her mother and she never came back."
Mother Dong asked, "How long has it been?"
The old man replied, "I estimate it's been half a month."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
The old man at the gate chuckled and said, "No one is home, I can't leave."
Mother Dong: ...There’s nothing wrong with what you said.
Okay, wait until the young master wakes up, then she will tell him and see if she should go to ask Li.
Until noon, Prince Zhao did not leave. Mother Dong was so angry that she had no mood to look for the young master. She looked at Prince Zhao as if he were a thief. Why was he like this? The master was not at home, so what was he doing here? He really wanted to make our young lady unmarried!
If she can't get married, will he be responsible for marrying her?
When Mother Dong was secretly furious, the young master finally came over, "Second Madam..."
Chunxiao was helping to serve the dishes. Zhao Lan seemed to have just gotten up and came over from the corridor to eat.
"Young Prince Zhao..." Su Ruojin stepped forward and saluted. She thought he had gone back to work, but it turned out he was still at her house. For some reason, when she saw Zhao Lan again, she no longer had the calmness she had before, and always felt a little awkward.
She has always treated him as a young man, a big shot, and a great god, but she never thought that this little prince who is indifferent to the world also has feelings and can fall in love, and the object of his love may be her.
No matter how I think about it, it feels inconsistent.
Zhao Lan seemed to sense that the young lady was a little uncomfortable. Did she notice it? A smile appeared on his eyebrows for some reason.
"Ajin..."
Not knowing how to face it, Su Ruojin could only fake a smile and extend her hand to invite him, "Little Prince, please take a seat."
Zhao Lan nodded, "Ajin, sit down too." He watched the young lady sit down.
Su Ruojin sat down nearby.
Zhao Lan walked to her side and sat with her.
Su Ruojin: ...Why don’t you sit in your seat?
Of course, she wouldn't ask and just smiled.
Chunxiao served rice and dishes to the two of them in an orderly manner. They both picked up their chopsticks. Su Ruojin habitually slowed down and let the distinguished young prince pick up his chopsticks first. But today, Zhao Lan did not pick up his chopsticks, as if he was waiting for her.
Su Ruojin woke up at noon and felt hungry. She forced a smile and reminded him, "Little Prince, eat!"
"Ajin eats too."
Of course I want to eat, but I have to wait for you to start eating first!
Zhao Lan smiled, and reached out to pick up a piece of twice-cooked pork with chopsticks and put it in the young lady's bowl. Su Ruojin quickly took the bowl and said, "Thank you, young prince."
The young lady was always so polite to him, so Zhao Lan's smile faded a little. He also picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork for himself, but he always felt that the taste was not as good as the one cooked by the young lady.
Su Ruojin still liked the aloof and distant little prince. His gentleness and warmth made her feel like she was not eating but being tortured.
It was difficult to finish the meal.
Zhao Lan helps digestion.
Su Ruojin took the opportunity to ask the question that she hadn't had time to ask yesterday, "Little Prince, what happened to the guy named Yang?"
"I got promoted and made a fortune."
Su Ruojin's reaction was the same as Ye Huaizhen's. She was shocked for a long time and shook her head. Perhaps she had watched too many movies and TV dramas and her guess was wrong. This was the best. Madam Yang's husband was still her husband, and Yang Siniang's father was still Yang Siniang's father.
The young lady had a complicated look on her face. Zhao Lan glanced at her and said, "I am investigating the death of the crown prince. He cannot be separated from the matter."
Su Ruojin was shocked: "The young prince means that he is the Xiang prince's man?"
Zhao Lan pursed his lips and did not answer.
In order to seize the throne, the prince secretly cultivated and bribed countless people. Lord Yang was the Prince of Xiang's man, so it certainly made sense that he killed the prince to help the Prince of Xiang take the throne.
Su Ruojin thought for a moment and said, "The King of Xiang ascended the throne, and Lord Yang got promoted and became rich. Even if you find out that he is the murderer of the prince, I'm afraid you won't be able to present it to the emperor."
Zhao Lan sneered, "I only told you about this. Once you leave this door, just pretend you don't know."
Su Ruojin nodded. She knew the importance of this. "However, I feel like Madam Yang doesn't know that Lord Yang has been promoted and made a fortune. Could it be that the imperial court hasn't officially issued an imperial decree yet?"
"Just these two days."
It is true.
There is so much intrigue in the capital that Su Ruojin really wants to go back to Weizhou County as soon as possible.
Zhao Lan had to go back to work after staying too long. He asked, "When will Ah Jin return to Weizhou?"
Su Yanli was able to become the magistrate of Weizhou County because of the support of Zhao Lan and Lord Fan. Otherwise, how could he have become the magistrate of Gyeonggi Province? It would have been a good career development for the teacher, but it would have been difficult for him to meet the young lady.
"Mrs. Yang said she wanted to treat me to a meal. I guess I'll have to stay in the capital for a few days before I can go back."
That's good.
When Zhao Lan heard that she was still here, a smile spread across his brows. "Tomorrow night I'll invite you to a hot pot restaurant for dinner and let you look at something to see if it's what you've been looking for."
What was she looking for? Cotton, corn, peppers, sweet potatoes, all of which were good things she had been longing for. She had long forgotten her caution to refuse the date alone with the boy.
When the young lady heard this, her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles, and her whole face was lively and lively, which was very attractive. Zhao Lan almost reached out to pinch her tender and fleshy little cheeks.
Mother Dong and Mao Ya watched helplessly as their young lady was tricked by Prince Zhao into having dinner with them again.
They both: ...Who can resist a noble man who is so good at coaxing young ladies? What should we do?
Zhao Lan left contentedly.
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