As soon as he heard Chu Weizhou's words, he knew that he had suffered a loss at the hands of Jiang Yashuang - and it happened yesterday. Qiu Yilan curled up the corners of her mouth, not hiding the look of gloating on her face.
Chu Weizhou glanced at her angrily and said to Chu Weize: "Second Emperor Brother, why are you walking with him?" His dissatisfaction with Jiang Yashuang was clear in his words.
"We met on the road." Chu Wei is one year older than Chu Weizhou, he is eighteen this year, but his temperament is much calmer than that of his younger brother. There was no hint of any displeasure towards Jiang Yashuang or Qiu Yilan from his face. He looked happy and graceful, "Why is the Third Emperor's brother here?"
"I was passing by and saw someone crying for injustice, so I stopped to take a look." Chu Weizhou said with a sullen face, "I didn't expect that Princess Ningyi was so sharp-spoken and shied away all the responsibilities in just a few words. Not only did she turn around and ask the poor couple The couple committed an unwarranted crime and even asked me about it!"
Qiu Yilan's eyes were full of innocence: "I don't dare to take His Highness King Zhou's words seriously! Firstly, I have never asked you about your fault; secondly, whether this couple is blackmailing or really being wronged, I said I didn't go through the Yamen, no. It's easy to say, is it wrong?" He said again, "Even if they are really wronged, they have their own laws to seek justice! What's the point of coming here and smashing 'Renqing Hall' like this?"
Jiang Yashuang immediately said: "Princess Ningyi is right, the state has national laws, and the family has family rules. No matter what happens, you must always follow the rules. His Highness, King Zhou, only listened to one side of the truth, which really wronged the princess!"
"This mere grievance is nothing. It's just that Renqingtang has been a shop for decades. It's not easy for two generations to accumulate a reputation. It's really heartbreaking to be trampled into the mud like this!" Qiu Yilan choked slightly.
"Alas! His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is so reckless!" Jiang Yashuang sighed sympathetically and looked around, "This shop is also owned by the people!"
Qiu Yilan shed tears sadly: "My grandfather is lying on the bed, and all kinds of medicine can't stop it. The Ruan family has little property now, and this 'Ren Qing Hall' is the most important one. It is stored in the warehouse behind I got the medicine that my grandfather wanted to use... I still dare not look behind, in case it is ruined... My mother passed away last year, and now my grandfather is the only one among my grandparents... "
At this point, she cried naturally!
Jiang Yashuang's face darkened: "It's really unreasonable! I haven't figured out whether 'Ren Qingtang' got the wrong medicine, but even the medicine used by General Ruan was destroyed - the old general served the country all his life, and now he is ill. Damn, you still have to be insulted like this! This is simply disrespecting the soldiers who have served the country for their entire lives!”
Because he couldn't get into the conversation between the two of them, Chu Weize, who was asking Chu Weizhou about what happened, frowned slightly and walked over: "Nineteenth cousin, please don't get excited. I guess these common people don't know what's going on behind them. The medicine used by General Ruan, otherwise how dare you do this? "
Then he looked reproachfully at Qiu Yilan, "In this first month, the drug store is not open as usual. Why is the medicine used by General Ruan still in the drug store and not taken to the general's residence in time? Now the old general is delayed in taking the medicine." How's that? Let's do this. I will try to make up for the missing medicinal materials first!"
His words were not simple. First, he put the responsibility for destroying the medicine on the family who wore sackcloth and mourning, so that the king of Zhou could escape. Then he questioned Qiu Yilan for not paying attention to the medicine used by General Ruan. The medicine used by the old general was actually placed in the drug store instead of In the general's mansion; then become a good person -
However, Qiu Yilan would not follow his plan, and immediately said clearly: "On behalf of my grandfather and cousin, I appreciate His Highness King Yan's kindness! To be honest, there is no other way to store my grandfather's medicine here. : The family has been struggling in the past two years. Except for the place where my grandfather lives, the rest of the place has not been rested for many years. If I put the medicinal materials in my grandfather's residence, the smell of the medicine will be too strong, and I am afraid that it will be put in other places! A house in disrepair will leak wind, rain and snow, which will lead to the loss of medicinal properties, so... "
Chu Wei frowned slightly, feeling a little bad.
"If my cousin hadn't used my own money to subsidize my grandfather after he was adopted, my grandfather wouldn't have been able to take the best medicine for the past two days." Sure enough, Qiu Yilan hadn't finished yet. She looked at him without blinking and said pitifully. , "Renovating the entire General's Mansion is unthinkable now. Even if we just repair the warehouse where the medicinal materials were originally stored, it will cost at least five or six thousand taels of silver. My cousin doesn't have much money, and he still has to treat his grandfather. It's really hard." … I really can’t pull it out!”
"Why do you need to cry, princess?" Jiang Yashuang said calmly, "Didn't His Highness Prince Yan agree to help you? From now on, the old general's medicine no longer has to worry about losing its potency!"
Qiu Yilan immediately looked at Chu Weize in surprise: "His Royal Highness, King Yan, is willing to repair the General's Mansion for the Ruan family?!"
Chu Weizhou almost fainted and shouted angrily: "Don't go too far!"
"... I haven't opened a palace yet, and I don't have a lot of money in my pocket." Chu Wei stopped Chu Weizhou with a wry smile, "It is hard to repair the entire general's palace, but if we only repair the warehouse where the medicinal materials are stored, it will probably be enough." Okay." He turned around and told his trusted guard, "When you get back, take the 6,000 taels of silver and send it to the General's Mansion!"
"Your Highness, you are so kind and approachable! I can't do anything to repay you-" Qiu Yilan wiped her tears with gratitude and thanked you profusely, "You are such a good person!"
Chu Weizhou listened to the familiar lines and felt extremely aggrieved and humiliated. He couldn't help but pull Chu Weize's sleeves hard and said angrily: "Brother, Second Emperor, don't listen to her! She will pretend to be pitiful! When you weren't here just now, this little girl was so tough! Now she's feeling aggrieved and miserable - she's so shameless!"
"His Royal Highness Zhou is so cruel!" Qiu Yilan immediately told him with her actions what it means to be shameless - she glanced at him timidly, and even more timidly hid behind Jiang Yashuang, with half of her head exposed, feeling aggrieved. He said timidly, "Your Highness, King Yan, I don't dare to ask for your money..."
Jiang Yashuang frowned: "His Royal Highness King Zhou has gone too far. A mere six thousand taels of silver is still worth threatening the young princess in public? If the news spreads, it won't sound good, right?"
Chu Weizhou said angrily: "Jiang Jiu! You have been against me everywhere these days, and now you are favoring this little girl. What do you mean? Don't forget that she is Deng Yi's fiancée! You are also our son after all. , don’t you feel bad doing this?”
Qiu Yilan's face froze, and she secretly scolded Chu Weizhou for being shameless - she originally thought that Wang Cheng was a shallow person this week, but after hearing his words, she realized that he should not be underestimated - the relationship between men and women is always the most unclear, and the world is so chaotic. Even if a cousin holds his arm, he will feel uncomfortable. Although Jiang Yashuang is calm, he is still young. How can he resist people talking about such things
Sure enough, Jiang Yashuang choked and seemed very unable to step down.
Chu Weizhou's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he was about to keep trying when Jiang Yashuang suddenly looked at the family in the corner wearing sackcloth and mourning, and said in surprise: "According to what His Highness King Zhou said... Your Highness... But this family , I can’t see anything that matches His Highness’s previous vision?”
Chu Weizhou was startled for a moment and followed his gaze, but he was looking at the wife and eldest daughter of the couple - the wife was already over thirty, and she was considered old at this time, let alone when she was young. She also looks very tragic, and now she looks like a yellow-faced woman. The eldest daughter is the child who just reminded her parents. She is eleven or twelve years old, and her big black eyes are quite clever...
But she must have had too many hard days, and now it's cold. The girl can't help sniffling her nose, and her dark and thin face is extremely chapped - the rough maids who serve Chu Weizhou are a hundred times neater than her!
After Chu Weizhou understood what Jiang Yashuang meant, he couldn't help but feel confused: "It's full of nonsense! I'm just passing by and can't bear to see them suffer injustice..."
"The Yamen hasn't tried them yet. How does His Highness the King of Zhou know that they have been wronged?" Jiang Yashuang said calmly, "Is it true that whoever is met by His Highness first will be wronged? How funny!"
Chu Weizhou was so angry that his whole body was trembling: "Okay! Even if I have the preconception, Jiang Jiujiu, what did you mean by what you just said?! This king... How can I be without a beautiful woman by my side? As for being so hungry and unselective?!"
This mother and daughter, who might not even have anyone in the gambling house willing to bet three to five taels of silver, could actually seduce him? !
Who does he think he is, the majestic King of Zhou? ! Does he want a woman? ! You must know that there are countless beauties hidden in many brothels in the capital, and there are countless bustards and female prostitutes who want to hook up with Chu Weizhou - but so far, the one Chu Weizhou is willing to put effort into is known as the first building in the capital. The beams and pillars on the roof of Yunchun Tower are just deeply decorated with flowers!
He came to trouble "Ren Qing Tang" today, and only a small part of it was for the Gu family. Most of it was because Ruan Qingyan chose to sponsor Penglai Yue of "Jin Pa Pavilion", which made Hua Shen deeply dissatisfied -
Only a woman as beautiful as spring and well versed in controlling men like Hua Shen can make Chu Weizhou ignore her humble status and be willing to be driven by her... Hua Shen is the representative of his taste!
Who are the mother and daughter in front of me! I'll lose his face by working as his maid, okay? !
But at this time, Qiu Yilan muttered behind Jiang Yashuang, "Who knows if you want to change your taste today..."
"Ahem!" Jiang Yashuang coughed quickly to cover up her uncontrollable laughter. Chu Weize knew as soon as he saw this scene that there would be a lot of trouble, but he was decisive and immediately pulled his brother and said: " It's still the first month of the year, and I think everyone has something to do, so why bother to stand in a stalemate here over something that is not our responsibility? I don't think so. I will send someone to inform Jingzhao Yin and Feng Rugui about the 'Renqing Hall' now. How about asking him to come to the Yamen in advance to find out the truth?"
Qiu Yilan did not answer immediately, but looked at Jiang Yashuang questioningly.
Jiang Yashuang smiled: "Feng Rugui is a disciple of my Jiang family. I'm afraid His Highness King Zhou is worried?"
"Nineteenth cousin is joking. Feng Rugui was personally chosen by his mother. He is fair and strict. How can the third emperor brother be worried?" Chu Wei smiled gently, "I have to pay my respects to the emperor's grandmother, so I won't Please stay here for a while, Cousin Nineteen and Princess Ningyi, please take your leave... "
After saying that, he handed over his hand and dragged Chu Weizhou, who was still unwilling, to walk away with a clean and tidy manner!