Chapter 252 The Third Thing, Marrying Xie Guanlan
As he approached, Wen Rufeng smiled and said, "Xingluo, your idea is very good. Father accepted my suggestion to build a canal in Shuozhou. Father praised my concern for the people and appointed me as Deputy Inspector General, sending me to Shuozhou with officials from the Ministry of Works."
Wen Yueyin also smiled brightly, "Brother, you have some impressive political achievements. When you return, you can directly serve as an official in the Ministry of Works. Your future is bound to rise rapidly. Little sister, good days are finally coming for our family!"
The brothers and sisters were very happy.
Wen Xingluo was also very happy.
The sooner the construction of the canal begins, the sooner the national strength of the Great Zhou will begin to be consumed.
She looked at Wen Ruyun and asked, "I wonder if Second Brother's food and fodder business has been settled?"
Wen Ruyun raised his chin and proudly fanned his folding fan. "My eldest brother advised the Emperor, praising me as a business genius. It was thanks to me that Shu County was able to survive the floods. Although the Emperor didn't appoint me as an imperial merchant, he made an exception and allowed me to serve in the Cavalry and Grain Bureau."
Wen Xingluo suppressed his laughter and nodded.
very nice.
She was looking forward to Wen Ruyun's performance in the Grain and Food Court.
Wen Rulei coughed lightly, his face full of expectation, as if he was waiting for Wen Xingluo to care about him.
Wen Xingluo knew what he was thinking.
She cooperated and said, "How are the preparations for Third Brother's martial arts competition going?"
"Everything is ready. Becoming the martial arts champion is not difficult at all!" Wen Rulei's voice was as loud as a bell, and his confidence was a hundred times stronger. "Xingluo, my martial arts competition will be held in three days. You must be there to watch. For you, I will defeat all my opponents!"
Wen Xingluo smiled faintly.
In her previous life, when Wen Rulei participated in the martial arts examination, she was worried all night, fearing that something might happen to him in the arena. The next day, she squeezed into the crowd with dark circles under her eyes to watch him compete. She didn't know how many times she was stepped on by the onlookers throughout the whole process. When she returned home, her insteps were swollen.
While congratulating Wen Rulei on winning the title of martial arts champion, she imitated Wen Yueyin's behavior and acted coquettishly towards him, saying that she had been squeezed under the stands watching him for a long time and her feet were about to be stepped on by others.
She thought that if she looked more like Wen Yueyin, her father and brothers would like her more.
But Wen Rulei just said disdainfully: "I didn't ask you to go, you insisted on going. Now you're injured and you blame it on me, how can you have the nerve to do that?!"
Wen Xingluo wanted to explain to him that she did not blame him or anything.
But Wen Rulei had already strode away to celebrate with his friends over a drink.
In this life, Wen Xingluo didn't want to watch him compete again, but he took the initiative to invite her.
Wen Xingluo smiled and lied to him, "Okay, I'll go."
Wen Rulei looked at the girl's soft face and relaxed his brows. "I knew that in Xingluo's heart, we real brothers are much more important than those fake brothers in the Zhenbei Palace. Xingluo, I'm very happy."
Wen Rufeng also said gently, "Xingluo, you have behaved very well. Seeing everyone so friendly and united, I, as the eldest brother, can rest assured even when I am away. Xingluo, you must continue to plan for our future. You must know that only when we men succeed can you and Yueyin, as the women in the harem, share in the glory."
After expressing their views, the four siblings left happily.
Wei Ying stood beside them, holding a sword, and said quietly, "Fortunately, they drank the sterilizing potion."
With this kind of brain, having a child would only taint the bloodline of the Wei royal family.
As he was speaking, Wei Si came back from outside.
"aunt."
"mother!"
Seeing the two little girls with similar looks, a gentle smile flashed across Wei Si's cold brows.
She held her two little cousins' hands and asked, "Why is Gao Yang here today?"
Wei Ying said, "Come and play with my cousin."
The three of them entered the inner hall. Wei Si ordered the maid to get the flower cakes and fruit balls that the little girl loved to eat. "After the martial arts competition is over, I will accompany the emperor to the south of the Yangtze River."
"Mom is going to Jiangnan?" Wen Xingluo was surprised.
Wei Si took a sip of tea and nodded slightly. "Xie Zhe travels to Jiangnan every three years. In previous years, Zhang Tingliu accompanied him, but this year I snatched him away. I remember Gao Yang said there are 50,000 of our former troops in Jiangnan. I wonder how we can contact them?"
"I discovered this secret in Xie Zan's study five years ago," Wei Ying explained. "I'm not quite sure how they're connected. I'm afraid my aunt will have to figure it out after she arrives in Jiangnan."
Wen Xingluo glanced at her.
Five years ago, my cousin just came to Xie Zan.
At that time, would she be able to see the secrets in Xie Zan's study?
Fifty thousand soldiers and horses would consume a lot of food and grass in a day. It is definitely not a force that can be hidden at will. With Xie Zhe's suspicion and arbitrariness, he should have found a way to eliminate the root of the problem long ago.
She was skeptical about whether there were really 50,000 old subordinates in Jiangnan.
Wei Ying played with the sword tassel and said seriously, "Cousin, are you doubting the authenticity of this news? I can guarantee that this news is absolutely not adulterated. The secrets that Xie Zan hid in his study are all true, and I have met with his former subordinates."
She had just been fed safflower.
Although she is a princess, she is frail and sick, and has lost all her dignity in the deep palace.
She doesn't want revenge or restoration of her country.
She just wants to die.
She hung a white silk thread in Xie Zan's study. When she was dying, she suddenly saw a document on his desk that recorded his old subordinates in Jiangnan.
It turned out that after her father left, he left her with 50,000 loyal elite soldiers from the Wei State...
She suddenly didn't want to die anymore.
On New Year's Eve of that year, people from Jiangnan's old department sneaked into the palace to meet her.
The man covered his face and told her to live at all costs.
Wei Ying still clearly remembers that the masked man's voice, although hoarse after disguise, could not hide his childishness. He seemed to be a boy who was no more than two years older than her.
He gave her a basket of sweet oranges, called her "Her Royal Highness Princess", stayed up with her to celebrate the New Year, and watched the sunrise with her on the first day of the Lunar New Year that year.
From then on, she truly had the confidence to live.
Although the masked man never appeared again, she was convinced that he would not lie to her.
She clenched the tassel of her sword, "Aunt, please believe me."
Seeing her so sure, Wei Si said, "Since there's nothing going on in the palace, I might as well go to Jiangnan."
…
In the next few days, Wei Si was busy packing her valuables to take to Jiangnan, and Wen Xingluo was forced to study the history of the Wei Kingdom with Pei Lin.
However, the contents of those historical records were too detailed and fragmentary. Even the emperor's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating were mentioned. Wen Xingluo did not think there was any point in reading such records, and could not help but dozing off frequently.
In the evening, Pei Lin left her alone and gave her a roll of paper, "Finish writing before you leave."
Wen Xingluo was tired of picking up the pen.
The last question is, "Ten things that must be done after the restoration of the country."
Wen Xingluo thought for a moment and wrote in the blank space:
——The first thing is to take my mother and cousin to travel around.
——The second thing is to go back to Chengdu to visit my grandmother and fourth brother and take them to travel around.
The pen paused, and she wrote again:
——The third thing is to marry Xie Guanlan.
She couldn't think of anything else for a moment, but these three things were what she wanted to do the most.
So she handed the paper to Pei Lin.
Pei Lin held the ruler in his hand, and the further he looked, the deeper his frown deepened.
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