Princess Changle heard that Miss Shen from Futai County subconsciously glanced at Shen Ruolan, and seeing that she looked a little disappointed, she couldn't help but sneer.
Is she thinking of that pair of bastards again
Of course, she did not associate Miss Shen from Futai County, who invented the fuel-saving lamp, with her daughter.
That family was so poor that they couldn’t even afford an oil lamp, so how could they possibly invent an oil-saving lamp
However, the abominable thing was that that arrogant bitch Zhang Ruohua actually went to Futai County and wrote back a letter saying that she saw a boy and a girl who looked very similar to Shen Ruolan and her own cowardly father!
Oh, doesn't this imply that she knows something
After all, what can’t the Jinying Guard find out
Who among the powerful people in the capital is not afraid of the Jinying Guards
All the ladies and noble ladies in the capital respect her!
However, this pheasant relied on the fact that she was the granddaughter of the Grand Admiral of the Jinying Guard and did not take the princess, who had lost her mother, seriously at all!
Princess Changle was a little annoyed as more and more people knew about the existence of that bastard couple.
No, it seems that we have to bring him to Beijing in advance.
This way the initiative is in your own hands!
She didn't want to wait for Zhang Ruohua to return to Beijing and tell everyone about this.
But this requires an opportunity.
How to create an opportunity
She didn't expect that this opportunity would come so soon.
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night
Wen Ruiqing returned to the house. He had drunk some wine today and his face was a little flushed. Seeing the beautiful Shen Ruolan in the house, he couldn't help but pull her into his arms.
Despite her humble origins, this woman is actually very pretty!
Otherwise, I wouldn't have been seduced by her and married her in a fit of rage.
Only after arriving in the capital did I realize that a woman with only beauty and humble origins was only fit to be a concubine, just for fun.
Shen Ruolan's face immediately flushed. Her husband was still easy to talk to at this time. She couldn't help but say, "Husband, I heard that a woman in Futai County received a reward from the emperor. Will the messenger go to Futai County?"
Wen Ruiqing paused when he heard this, and pushed her away, with a flash of sarcasm in his eyes: "What? Do you think that Miss Shen is your daughter? Oh, I've asked around and they're not from the same village at all!"
At first, he couldn't help but have such a fantasy! But it wasn't!
That’s right, this woman’s family are honest people. She even counted money for others when she was bullied.
How is it possible to give birth to such a smart person? !
Moreover, the news that the fuel-saving lamp could be passed from Futai County all the way to the emperor, but there is no one behind such a family, so how could the credit fall on her
Shen Ruolan felt a little aggrieved: "No, I was just thinking about whether I could ask the messenger to send some things back to Xinghui and Xingqing. I just wanted to send some silver back. After all, they are our children, don't you miss them?"
Before Wen Ruiqing could say anything, there was a clang outside, like the sound of a tray and a bowl falling.
Wen Ruiqing's face changed, "Are you crazy? Why are you mentioning them for no reason?"
He quickly ran over and opened the door, only to see Princess Changle's graceful figure disappear into the night.
His heart skipped a beat and he quickly chased after him!
This daughter is of nobler status than himself, and is deeply loved by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. All the food and supplies of the Princess's Mansion depend on her. If she goes to the palace and says something to the Empress Dowager, it will be troublesome!
He came to Changle Tower, but was stopped outside the door by an old maid.
The old nanny said coldly with a stern face: "Prince consort, the princess has gone to bed!"
Wen Ruiqing wanted to say something, but since this old nanny was sent by the Queen Mother, he did not dare to offend her, so he just said, "Then tell the princess that I will come to see her tomorrow."
The next morning, Princess Changle put on some light makeup to make herself look a little listless, and then went to pay her respects to Wen Ruiqing and Shen Ruolan.
"Dad, do I have any brothers or sisters? Bring them to Beijing!"
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Futai County
Heavy rains continued for several days, and many crops in the fields were soaked! Some rice fields were even blown down by strong winds, and they lay on the ground and were soaked for who knows how many days!
After the heavy rain, people ignored the mud and were anxious to save the crops in the fields.
Some people drained the water, while others picked up the fallen crops, tied them up, propped them up, and dried them as quickly as possible to prevent the rice from sprouting.
It’s almost autumn harvest time, and this year’s grain production has definitely decreased.
Many people were envious when they saw the crops destroyed by the storm.
People look forward to the autumn harvest all year round.
At this time, a terrible news spread quickly that this year their Futai County had no high-yield grain seeds from Zhao State to exchange for.
The new county magistrate forgot to write to the court to apply for high-yield grain seeds!
At first, the people did not believe it. Later, someone went to the government office to ask, and got the news that "the county magistrate is already trying hard to buy grain seeds." Everyone believed it, and then many people panicked.
The poor people who rented land from landlords and the ordinary people who only had one or two acres of land were disheartened when they heard this. They relied on the one or two kilograms of high-yield grain seeds all year round to avoid starving to death.
Now there are not even high-yield grain varieties!
Feelings of sadness and anger mixed together, and under the leadership and instigation of some people with ulterior motives, many people ran to the government office to inquire about the situation.
Outside the government office, there were people kneeling with anger:
"We want to see the county magistrate! We want to know if there are no high-yield grain varieties for exchange this year? Is this going to kill us?!"
"We want to see the county magistrate? County magistrate, help us! The crops in the fields were destroyed by the storm, and there will be no harvest this year! If there is no high-yield grain, there will be no harvest next year. We can't live like this!"
"We want to see the county magistrate. The county magistrate must give us an explanation..."
... ... .
Li Yong rushed in and said, "Sir, many people came to the government office to inquire about the high-yield grain seeds. They all want to see you."
The sky cleared up, and he knew that this day would eventually come. Ren Zilin looked at Chu Tiankuo and asked, "Master, what do you think of this matter?"
Although it has been raining for the past few days, he has been working hard and only came back in the rain last night.
He vaguely felt that Chu Tiankuo was going to do something big.
Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "My Lord, tell everyone that we have sent people to buy high-yield grain seeds, and we will definitely provide them for everyone to exchange before sowing. If there are no high-yield grain seeds for everyone to exchange, the government will pay 200 kilograms of grain per household."
Ren Zilin: “… ”
"Are you kidding me?"
The government required each household to pay 200 kilograms in compensation? !
How could he dare to make such a guarantee
Although Futai County is not a big county, it has more than 6,000 households. He bought wheat and wheat seeds from all over the place, but the total amount was only a few hundred thousand kilograms, which was definitely not enough for 200 kilograms for each household!
Chu Tiankuo didn't say anything.
Ren Zilin: “… Seriously?”
Isn't this too much?!
If you are not careful, you will end up killing yourself.
Chu Tiankuo didn't say anything, but his attitude was very clear.
Ren Zilin also knew his abilities and asked curiously, "What tricks are you planning?"
Chu Tiankuo glanced at him and said, "Just do as I say."
Ren Zilin's eyes lit up: "I'll go right away!"
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