Kang Yueran pursed her lips and asked, "Eighteen generals stationed in Huaizhou have defected to Duke Lu. If we kill them all, the Southern Chen and Eastern Dynasty will surely take advantage of the situation and invade. Do you have any good ways to prevent this?"
Du Ruhui shook his head. "There's no other way. All eighteen generals have to be killed. Leaving them behind will definitely bring disaster. Regardless of whether it's for Shijing's future or not, these eighteen generals are destined not to stay."
"What about the people in that city?"
"It's good that you think of the people first, but whether it's a change of dynasty or a change of throne, bloodshed is inevitable. On the other hand, getting rid of this cancer, Duke Lu, would also be a good thing for the people."
Kang Yueran was a little depressed. Her power was limited and she couldn't stop the bloodshed and sacrifice.
She couldn't drug the eighteen generals because it would eventually be discovered. If she dared to do so, Emperor Jianning would surely kill her out of fear. Even if she survived, if this method got out, it would be like drinking poison to quench thirst in the future.
Chai Shijing took Kang Yueran's hand and comforted him, "If we can think of it, the emperor must have thought of it too. Maybe he will have a backup plan." Although the emperor was not good to him, he could be regarded as a diligent and patriotic emperor.
Kang Yueran smiled and nodded, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate!"
Du Ruhui introduced the next topic, "Miss Kang, in your opinion, which prince will Duke Lu support next?"
"I've thought about this question. I don't think it will be the Prince of Jin. Duke Lu will definitely want someone who is obedient. Prince Duan is already an adult and will gradually develop his own opinions. The Tenth Prince is only seven years old, too young. I think the Ninth Prince is just right."
Chai Shijing said, "But the Ninth Prince's maternal family is the Huiying Marquis's. Huiying Marquis has a conservative personality and has always supported the Third Prince because of his status as the legitimate son. According to the rule that if there is a legitimate heir, the heir shall be appointed as the heir, and if there is no legitimate heir, the eldest son shall be appointed as the heir, so Huiying Marquis should support Prince Jin."
Even his own grandfather didn't support him, which was definitely disadvantageous to the Ninth Prince. "Every prince's maternal family hopes their grandson will become emperor. Can Marquis Huiying be an exception?"
Du Ruhui thought for a moment, "Marquis Huiying is truly an exception. He and Mr. Liuru are fellow disciples, and their teacher attaches great importance to rules and etiquette."
Kang Yueran clapped his hands, then spread them out, "Then I really can't guess for sure. Let's wait and see. Duke Lu will eventually reveal some clues."
This is all we can do!
This time I came to the capital just to attend Chu Yun's wedding. Now that the wedding is over, Kang Yueran, Chai Shibo and He Zhengchu should return to Anzhou. Chu Yun can stay for a few more days before going to Anzhou.
Chai Shijing was reluctant to leave as he had only been there for a few days. Kang Yueran told him that she would come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, and Chai Shijing became happy.
After returning to Anzhou, Li Erbing told Kang Yueran that Kang Yuanchen had been there before, but didn't say what it was.
In the evening, Kang Yueran went to Kang Yuanchen's house.
The two brothers Kang Yuanchen had not finished their work yet, and Huang was talking to the matchmaker.
Huang pulled Kang Yueran to sit at the stone table in the yard, "Yueran, are you back from the capital?"
"Yes, the doorman said Brother Yuan Chen wanted to see me, so I came over to ask what's going on." She glanced at the matchmaker, "Is Brother Yuan Chen getting engaged?"
"Yes, she's Han Xiu's brother Fan Erhu's sister, Yue Ran. Have you seen her?"
"No, I've only met Han Xiu."
Compared to her own son, Huang trusted Kang Yueran's judgment more. "Yueran, do you want to meet her? Miss Fan is very beautiful."
"Brother Yuanchen, just keep an eye on it. Aunt Huang, don't worry. Han Xiu won't be able to cause any trouble."
Seeing that the matchmaker had been secretly looking at Kang Yueran, Huang smiled and said, "Mother Wang, please pass the betrothal gift list we just agreed on to the Fan family and see what they think."
This was a signal for her to go first. The matchmaker was not ignorant. "Okay, I'll go to the Fan family early tomorrow morning. It's getting late, so I'll leave first!"
Huang sent the matchmaker out and took Kang Yueran into the hall. "Yuan Chen wanted to break up with Niu Dayan, but Niu Dayan spoke ill of Yuan Chen in front of Miss Fan's mother.
Yuan Wu said that Miss Fan was so beautiful that Niu Dayan must have taken a fancy to her, and that was why he wanted to ruin her marriage to Yuan Chen.
As expected, men become bad when they have money! "I see. Did Brother Yuanchen tell me what we're going to do after we break up?"
"Yuan Wu said to have Yuan Chen open a carriage company at Oujia Wharf, and have Zheng Chu talk to Prince Ning and open the company closer to the Maritime Transport Office. Yue Ran, do you think this is okay?"
"Did Yuanwu say that?" He's quite smart.
"Well, Yuanwu is still young and doesn't think things through. Yueran, I can only feel at ease if you tell me."
Kang Yuanchen wasn't a bad person by nature, but he didn't have much talent for business. "Yuanwu is very thoughtful."
Huang then revealed a relieved smile, "That's good, that's good!"
After Kang Yuanchen and Kang Yuanwu came back, Kang Yueran made an appointment with them to go find Niu Dayan the next day.
Although Niu Dayan didn't know the inside story, he vaguely felt that something was wrong with the recent condition of Kang Yuanchen brothers, Han Xiu and others.
He sat at home drinking alone, lost in thought.
Liu Xiaocao brought a plate of stir-fried vegetables and asked, "What's wrong with you lately?" As she spoke, she wanted to touch Niu Dayan's forehead.
Niu Dayan dodged away at once, "I'm fine, go and do your thing, don't worry about me!"
Liu Xiaocao withdrew her hand angrily, turned around and went back to her room. As soon as the door was closed, her tears fell.
Niu Dayan had changed since moving into this house. No matter what she did or said, Niu Dayan seemed to dislike it.
Niu Dayan was halfway through his drink when a servant walked in with a young man. "Boss, something big has happened!"
"Hong Bao? What happened?" Niu Dayan waved his hand to let the servant go away.
After the servant left, Hong Bao spoke, "I found out that Kang Yuanchen wanted to break up with you, just now..."
"What? What did you say? Break up?" Did Kang Yuanchen discover something?
"It's true. I bribed Fan Erhu's neighbors. Fan Erhu's mother told me this herself. She also said that you, the boss, are dishonest. She said that she would end the partnership with you when Kang Dadong returns from the capital."
Niu Dayan stood up suddenly. It seemed that his plan to sabotage Kang Yuanchen's marriage had been discovered. Break up? His life would not be easy after the breakup.
The good business of Dayuan Carriage Company was certainly due to Niu Dayan's eloquence, but also because the merchants were willing to give Kang Yueran some face. If the partnership broke up, everyone would definitely speculate on the reasons. If his reputation was ruined, the business of Dayuan Carriage Company would be doomed.
Seeing Niu Dayan getting anxious, Hong Bao's eyes flashed with a gleam, "Boss, what should we do?"
"Let me think about it, let me think about it!" Kang Yueran said that he wanted to break up, and he had no choice but to do so. No matter what, he had to protect his reputation first.
Hong Bao whispered, "If you ask me, Kang Yuanchen is a piece of shit. If it weren't for you, the manager, running around all the time, how could the business of Dayuan Carriage Company be so prosperous?
Since Kang Dadong became the Princess of Ping, Kang Yuanchen has lost interest in the carriage business and is eager to get rid of you. What a jerk.
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