Chapter 218 Leaving Beijing
It was the end of February again, and Su Zhenzhen and Rong Jinchen were preparing to leave the capital again. This year they still had to inspect (travel) to the west of Daqin.
As they left the capital, the atmosphere in the capital returned to its original state of fear and timidity.
Su Qiyang was a little speechless. He had once worried that His Royal Highness Prince Yan intended to be the heir to the throne, but this is it?
He felt that His Majesty should be blamed for being sad, for having given birth to a son who could not be kept when he grew up.
Xu Siyu and the Fifth Princess naturally envied Su Zhenzhen for being able to travel outside the capital again, but they were happy for Su Zhenzhen. Since they couldn't go out, it would be a good idea for Zhenzhen/Fourth Sister-in-law to write a few more travelogues.
Su Zhenzhen's travel notes were printed and published in many volumes. She gave the manuscript to her father, not her parents. After all, she knew who was the big boss who held the real power.
The travelogue that even His Majesty couldn't put down, small amounts of money were pouring into her...
This year is the 28th year of Yuantai, and the crown prince was deposed in the 29th year of Yuantai. By the end of this year, their work of surveying and inspecting the land across the country will be almost completed.
Next year is the most important year, and Su Zhenzhen thinks it would be better for them to stay in Beijing.
Su Zhenzhen and Rong Jinchen set out from the Hebei Provincial Government and headed northwest along the Yellow River. They saw herds of cattle and sheep, the vast grassland with blue sky and white clouds, and felt the border people's worship of Rong Jinchen, the god of war.
The Xiongnu have returned, and the border has returned to stability and prosperity. Because the power of the aristocratic families is not prominent, and the person in charge of border affairs is Rong Jinchen's study partner Lu Ruoyun, the land survey work here has been completed very well.
When she saw Rong Jinchen's study partner, the baby-faced Lu Ruoyun, her eyes widened. What? She was so shocked that Rong Jinchen was even jealous. She glanced at Lu Ruoyun several times.
Lu Ruoyun is twenty-four years old this year and is already a second-rank deputy general. He is Rong Jinchen's deputy general.
Su Zhenzhen took a deep breath. This guy was set to be the male protagonist of a novel. A second-rank military officer, his talent must be amazing! Of course, he could be a companion to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. His family background was also outstanding.
Rong Jinchen pursed his lips and looked at Lu Ruoyun who was seducing Qingqing with displeasure, "Turn around for me." You are not allowed to seduce his Qingqing. What could Qingqing do wrong?
Lu Ruoyun was first amazed by the stunning appearance of Princess Yan, then lowered his eyes and dared not look at her any longer. He was secretly shocked by his own prince's attitude of licking her like a treasure.
He previously thought that the rumor was spread by the Princess of Yan, and that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan condoned the rumor because he doted on her.
Lu Ruoyun thought more deeply. He grew up with His Royal Highness Prince Yan, so how could he not know that he had no intention of becoming the emperor?
Otherwise, he would not have joined the army with His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan after he defeated the Grand Secretary. He was the study companion of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, so naturally he would go wherever His Royal Highness went.
He outlasted all the other unsociable study companions.
With the family background of Princess Yan, she is qualified to be the Queen, not to mention the Crown Princess.
His maternal grandfather was the imperial tutor of the current dynasty and a Taifu of the first rank, his uncle was the Governor-General of Fujian and Guangdong of the second rank, and his biological father was originally a cabinet minister of the first rank and a minister of the Ministry of Revenue of the second rank. Two years ago, he was promoted to the chief minister of the cabinet, which consisted of only him, and held the first rank.
The two elder brothers had recently come of age, one civil and one military, both of whom were of the fourth rank. This was truly terrifying. His Majesty showed no apprehension about the extent of his favor towards the Su and Ye families. They were also upright and impeccable, always following His Majesty's lead, which was truly astonishing to watch.
To be honest, when Lu Ruoyun first learned that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan fell in love with the Princess of Yan at first sight on the first day he returned to the capital, he was so scared that he thought His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was planning to join the fight for the throne!
After all, he was the one who had conquered the country, and he was both civil and military. Like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he was the legitimate son of the Empress Dowager, which made him want to follow in his footsteps.
After all, if the emperor at the border is replaced and is no longer His Majesty, the emperor who dotes on His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan like the apple of his eye, wouldn’t the military pay and other things at the border be affected?
Before Lu Ruoyun could think about it carefully, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan actually personally asked His Majesty to issue an order to be together with the Princess of Yan for the rest of their lives.
Come on, just take a shower and go to bed.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is still His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.
Lu Ruoyun came back to his senses and looked at Rong Jinchen with a smile, not being discouraged by his cold face. "Your Highness, how did I offend you? After so many years of not seeing you, don't you miss me at all?" He smiled playfully and scratched the back of his head.
Su Zhenzhen felt that the handsome young man in front of her was a brilliant man, and he was also Rong Jinchen's study partner. She also carefully noticed Rong Jinchen's familiar and natural attitude towards him.
Rong Jinchen glanced at him unhappily and said, "I don't miss you, and don't smile like that and try to seduce my beloved." He warned in a cold voice.
Lu Ruoyun knew when to stop. He looked at Su Zhenzhen with a smile and said, "Princess Princess, I am a rough man. Please bear with me." Then he looked at her seriously.
Su Zhenzhen felt that it was quite good to have this person around. She was a little bit fond of him. "I don't mind." Rong Jinchen frowned slightly, and a look of grievance appeared on his handsome face. "Qingqing, ignore him and pay attention to me." She had said a few words to Lu Ruoyun? She even smiled at him and glanced at him three times!
Lu Ruoyun opened his mouth wide. This was the first time he had seen such a prince. It was as if the person who grew up with him all those years was not the same person.
Su Zhenzhen's face flushed slightly, and she looked at him coquettishly, "Husband, you know who I love." Rong Jinchen pursed his lips, reached out and took her hand, interlocking their fingers, and looked at him with a declaration of sovereignty.
Lu Ruoyun: ...
"Your Highness, I'm getting married." So can you please stop treating him as a love rival? Although the Princess of Yan is really beautiful, his wife is not bad either!
Rong Jinchen was about to say something when a girl's joyful voice suddenly came from outside the house, "Is His Majesty the Prince of Yan coming?" A pretty girl in a pink Song Dynasty brocade butterfly skirt came towards him. She had a delicate and lovely face and looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.
Su Zhenzhen's heart suddenly sank. She could see that the girl thought she had concealed her feelings very well, but when she saw the look in her lover's eyes, it was as if a thorn had been stuck in her heart. She actually found it a bit annoying.
Lu Ruoxi knew that His Royal Highness Prince Yan didn't like her, and even stopped seeing her after he keenly discovered her thoughts, even though she had only followed her sister-in-law to pay her respects to him less than ten times in all these years, and had never spoken to him even once.
If it weren't for her brother, Lu Ruoxi wouldn't even be qualified to pay her respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, because boys and girls sit at different tables after the age of seven, and she had never been able to dine with His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan has always been averse to women. Lu Ruoxi knows that she is not worthy of the position of Princess Yan, but can't she even hope to be a concubine?
The rumors about the sweet love between His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and His Royal Highness the Princess of Yan spread all over the Qin State, and Lu Ruoxi naturally knew about it.
She smiled sweetly and saluted Su Zhenzhen: "Your servant greets the Princess Consort of Yan and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan." She gave Rong Jinchen a familiar smile.
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