The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official Chapter 240

 Chapter 240 A Different Capital

That night, King Yan actually took some seeds back from Su Ruojin, but it is unclear whether he took them back and planted them.

The noble man left, and she went to see him off, but she didn't let him go, and the group disappeared into the night.

"Uncle Hua, the imperial mausoleum is very close to here?" But why had she never heard of it?

Huaping did not answer her directly, but said, "Do you want to go hiking tomorrow morning?"

climb mountains?

Su Ruojin turned her head and looked behind her, but it was so dark that she couldn't see anything.

It started to rain the next day, and by the time it cleared up and I could climb the mountain, several days had passed.

Standing on the top of the hill, looking across, the mountains were covered with verdant green, covered with dense forests, and majestic. Even she, who did not understand Feng Shui, could see that the mountains were extraordinary and majestic.

"Zhao's Imperial Mausoleum?"

Huaping nodded.

"How did he get here?" Su Ruojin looked at the long and narrow valley. Just by looking at it, he felt dizzy due to fear of heights and took a few steps back unconsciously.

Huaping shook his head, "I don't know either."

Su Ruojin looked left and right, as if he didn't see the connecting place until the end, but it would have been quite a long way around from there, right?

"Don't look at me, I really don't know."

Su Ruojin stopped asking and looked directly to the opposite side. If there were not this deep valley, the imperial mausoleum would be on the border of Weizhou County. You can reach it by just lifting your feet. It is really incredibly close. But with the deep valley blocking it, it would be completely different. Two completely different places.

She was secretly glad that the imperial mausoleum was not within the jurisdiction of her father, otherwise there would have been a lot of inconvenience!

I glanced at the thatched cottages and wooden houses opposite, hidden in the forest. The morning mist had not dispersed, and it was misty. For those who can endure loneliness, it is a fairyland on earth. If your heart is prosperous, it is deep in the mountains, old forests, and remote rural areas. .

So which kind does King Yan belong to?

Huaping reminded: "The guard on the other side asked us to leave."

Su Ruojin didn't see anyone, so she said "Ah" and looked at Huaping, "Does this mean there is someone?"

Huaping nodded, "Let's go, you should go back to the county to prepare for going to the capital to attend Yang Siniang's engagement party."

Okay, it's time to go back.

Just as Su Ruojin turned around, King Yan came out of the cabin and looked across the deep valley.

When Su Ruojin saw him, she quickly saluted from the air.

King Yan raised his hand in response.

Regardless of their familiarity or status, the two of them had nothing to say. After saluting, Su Ruojin left.

King Yan stood in front of the door for a long time.

After the autumn rain, the sun shines brightly and the temperature is just right. After Su Ruojin left, the vegetables in the 200 acres of land began to sprout. If you stand in the morning light and watch it, you will feel a sense of accomplishment.

Of course, before Su Ruojin left, she took advantage of the rainy days to sign a contract with Shangouzili to take care of the 200 acres of vegetable land, and outsourced a series of tasks such as tending, weeding, and harvesting vegetables to Shangouzili Village. She just sells vegetables.

Back at home in the county town, Su Ruojin packed up and prepared to go to Beijing.

Su Yanli was the magistrate of a county. During his tenure, he was not allowed to go to Beijing at will except to report on his duties. Therefore, he could not attend the Yang family's happy event, his father could not go, and his mother refused to go.

Come on, Su Ruojin should go alone.

"When the time comes, let your brother go and send congratulations and have a meal instead of your father."

"knew."

Su Sanlang and Su Silang clamored to go to Beijing with Su Ruojin. In the end, Su Xiaomei was led by the two of them and clamored to go.

If the Su family was an ordinary small businessman, Su Ruojin would really be willing to take her younger siblings out, but now that Su Yanli is a county magistrate, with Prince Jin's Mansion and Minister Fan behind her, there is a potential danger unknowingly, and she won't Let your younger brothers and sisters take this risk.

It took a lot of effort to coax the three little ones, and they fled to the capital.

After leaving Weizhou County and heading all the way to Beijing, Su Ruojin felt that the disaster had never been over, whether it was an illusion or not. Whether it was in the fields or small businesses, there was always a feeling of defeat.

Is it because autumn is here and the leaves on the trees have fallen, so I feel this desolate?

Ye Huaizhen shook his head, "Compared with Weizhou County, it is indeed in decline."

It turned out to be not her illusion.

Su Ruojin frowned, but the Zhao family's imperial mausoleum was in full bloom. Why was the situation in the Gyeonggi section like this? Is he the person sitting on the dragon's throne...

She shook her head. This shouldn't be what she was thinking about. Su Ruojin closed her eyes and fell asleep while swaying.

I hit the target on the way and entered Beijing around noon the next day. Unexpectedly, Zhao Lan was waiting at the city gate in person. Su Ruojin was quite surprised: "Brother Jin, how did you know I arrived today."

She didn't write to Zhao Lan. She only gave an approximate time last time. Unexpectedly, he was waiting here.

Suddenly, there is a sweet feeling like young lovers meeting each other.

With a smile on his face, Zhao Lan helped her into his spacious carriage, stretched out his arms and put her into his arms, letting her rest her head on his shoulder, "You must be tired. Go eat first and rest after eating."

"good."

They had already confirmed their relationship. Su Ruojin was not pretentious. She rested her head on his broad and strong shoulders openly and looked at him with a smile on her face. It felt good to have someone arrange everything.

One lowers his head, the other raises his head.

A young couple smiling so sweetly.

But the smile was suddenly interrupted when the carriage suddenly jolted to a halt.

Su Ruojin's head almost hit the wall of the carriage, but was blocked by Zhao Lan, who had quick eyes and quick hands, and bumped into his palm. She stretched out her hand to rub his palm.

Zhao Lan held it with his backhand and reached out with the other hand to open the car curtain. Outside, a group of officers and soldiers showed off their power and collected taxes from various shops, regardless of the panic of the people.

We used to accept them, but this kind of situation was only in the East and West markets, or morning markets, and night markets. Restaurants and shops with such grandeur as in the main street have never happened before, because they can stand on the streets of Beijing. Behind the shop are aristocratic and wealthy families. Who dares to get into trouble with those tax collectors?

Now it's actually being collected and taxed like a small market. It doesn't look right.

"Brother Jin?"

Zhao Lan lowered the car curtain and said, "Shilang Yang has been promoted again."

"Now it's a matter of Tong Ping Zhang."

Su Ruojin was so surprised that an egg could fit into her mouth.

Pingzhang is the prime minister.

"So powerful?" The Yang family's family has risen a lot.

Zhao Lan's smile cooled down and his expression turned cold.

Su Ruojin stood up from his shoulder and sat upright.

Why is his brother Jin a bit scary?

Probably realizing that his air pressure was too low, Zhao Lan sighed, "The capital is different." After saying that, he reached out again and took the little lady into his arms, letting her lean against her comfortably.

"This time, if you can't go out, don't go out."

"Why?" Su Ruojin looked up at him again, "The Holy One is short of money, so he wants to make money through Master Yang?"

The young lady is indeed a young lady, and the essence of the matter is revealed in one sentence.

"Yes." Zhao Lan told her about the situation in the capital. "Not only have they reused treacherous villains, but they have also trained ruthless officials. Crown Prince Wei and I are only serving as sinecures now, and the Imperial City Division is now in the hands of the Holy Master."

Su Ruojin was surprised again, "Why?"

"During King Qi's fight for the throne, we remained neutral and did not help the Holy One to take the throne."

"So, he has settled the score?"

"Um?"

This is a tolerant heart, and it is simply a death-defying rhythm! But Su Ruojin didn't dare to say it because she was afraid, "Then my dad..."

"The Holy One's thoughts are all on Beijing right now."

Su Ruojin understood. Her father was a small county magistrate and she didn't have the energy to mess with him.

"But..." Zhao Lan said, "A few days ago, someone from Weizhou County came to the capital to report on your father." "Ah..." Su Ruojin almost jumped up in shock, "What are you reporting on?"

Zhao Lan coaxed her into his arms again, "This is the wasteland you bought."

"wasteland?"

"Yes." Zhao Lan replied, "The clerk said you bought good land at the price of low-grade land."

I strangled it.

Su Ruojin almost couldn't hold back the curse. She was on guard, but she didn't expect that the truth would be distorted.

"Not only did I let the meritorious officer go see it, but I also watched him write the deed in person. How did he accuse me of buying good land at a low price?" She couldn't figure it out.

Zhao Lan said, "I'll have someone make a copy of it, and I'll show it to you when I get to the restaurant."

"oh."

More than half an hour later, Su Ruojin arrived at the restaurant run by Zhao Lan. She didn't even bother to eat. She read the fake deed first and said, "It's fake."

Su Ruojin fumed, "Brother Jin, can I sue this guy named Tu?"

Zhao Lan pulled her to sit down, "I've already found someone to handle this matter, so there's no need to file a complaint."

"You're taking advantage of this guy so much? This is a false accusation!"

"Of course it can't be cheap." Zhao Lan arranged the dishes and chopsticks for her: "Eat first."

Su Ruojin glanced at Zhao Lan. She had already lost her position as a county king. She really could only eat her fill first, and then figure out how to protect her father and **** these bad guys.

Zhao Lan seemed to hear what she was thinking, "In this situation, it's better to be still than to move."

"Brother Jin means to let me wait."

"Um."

Many old aristocratic families in Beijing were expropriated by Yang Jingzi, and even his own family, the Yang family, was not spared.

After eating and digesting, Zhao Lan told him some things about the capital, and then Su Ruojin realized, "It doesn't make sense!"

Her first reaction was confusion, "Brother Jin, what would you do if you became successful?"

"I heard that Mr. Yang's life in the Yang family is not easy."

"So, once he becomes successful, he will take revenge on his family of origin?"

Zhao Lan was noncommittal, "This person is very cruel."

This is too cruel!

Su Ruojin always felt that it was unreasonable and that Master Yang had been replaced by a Liaoxia man.

"Brother Jin, do you think it's too weird for me to think like this?"

Hua Ping told Zhao Lan about Su Ruojin's guess. He hired someone to go to Liao Xia Kingdom to inquire about it. So far, there is no clue. If no clues are found, it can only be said that the Yang Mansion has persecuted Mr. Yang to the point of not caring about the country.

In the afternoon, Su Ruojin saw that Zhao Lan did not send her home, so she urged him, "Brother Jin, if you are busy, I will go back with Uncle Hua."

He has been dismissed from his post by the Holy Emperor, so what is there to do? "Anyway, your parents are not here, so just live in the restaurant."

It is also convenient for the two of them to meet.

Su Ruojin said, "Arong asked me to come back two days early just to chat with me."

Zhao Lan:…

Why do I feel like I'm not as important as others?

The little prince was not happy.

Su Ruojin leaned close to him, held his arm and shook it, "Brother Jin, we will always be together in the future, but Ah Rong and I only have this little girl time, so let's just talk in private."

Zhao Lan's heart softened after being shaken by the young lady, and he said unforgivingly, "You are the only one who can say it."

Su Ruojin giggled and coaxed him to send her home.

Sure enough, Yang Siniang's girl had already made an agreement with the concierge dad to tell her as soon as she came back.

Su Ruojin was waiting for her at home, but Master Xue came to her door first.

Since the Su family bought a house and moved to Weizhou County, they have hardly been with the Xue family. But when Su Ruojin left the capital, she still gave Master Xue the recipe for making Yizi, and asked him to make Yizi and sell them to Zhao Lan's store to make a living.

"Uncle Xue, what do you want from me?"

Xue Changcheng sighed: "If you were not in the capital, I almost lost my life."

Su Ruojin asked him in shock: "What's wrong?"

"For the sake of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works, I stood up to my boss, and then on my way home, I was almost hit by a carriage."

Su Ruojin: ...She doesn't even know what to say.

Xue Changcheng said, "I was so scared that I resigned from my position and now make a living by subjugating barbarians." After getting into this job, he even came to a young lady to talk to him. He wished he could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

"Maybe it's a good thing." Su Ruojin advised.

"Maybe." Xue Changcheng sighed, "A few days ago, I seemed to see the girl setting fire to your house."

"Where?"

"In the West Market."

"Then have you told the little prince?"

Mr. Xue shook his head, "I'm afraid I'll be dazzled." Also, he said, "I always feel like someone is staring at me, so I usually don't go out except to control Yizi."

"Is there anyone else watching you?"

Xue Changcheng was not sure either, "I don't know either, this is the feeling."

So he told the concierge of the Su family to tell him once the young lady returned to Beijing, and he came in a hurry. As soon as he came, although the second lady Su was not very old, they got along unexpectedly and treated her like a year-end friend.

Two, behind Mrs. Su is the young prince. Telling her is equivalent to telling the young prince Zhao.

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

The capital is really in dire straits! This was Su Ruojin's first thought after hearing Xue Changcheng's words.

She looked at Mr. Xue, "The craftsmen from the Ministry of Works are now..."

"Those who don't want it don't want it, and those who want it will be slaves."

"Then those unwanted craftsmen, have you paid attention to where they are now?"

Xue Changcheng said, "Attention, two of them have returned to their hometowns, and some have found work in various craftsmen's shops."

"Can those who have returned to their hometowns prove that they really went back to their hometowns?"

Xue Changcheng shook his head, "This is beyond my ability."

Su Ruojin understood, "Okay, I understand."

When the conversation was almost over, Xue Changcheng sighed again and said with emotion, "It's a good thing for Brother Su to go to Beijing to be a county magistrate."

Su Ruojin: ...I thought to myself, you don't even know that someone has already reported it to the capital, and the world is generally dark, okay?

After chatting, Xue Changcheng went back and met the Yang family's daughter at the door.

The young lady was very polite and saluted him, "Uncle Xue often comes to sit at home when he is free."

Xue Changcheng said sincerely that the threshold of the Yang family was so high that he couldn't even enter. He smiled politely and said, "Thank you, Fourth Lady, for the invitation. I will definitely come and visit you when I have time."

After that, he left the Su family.

Taking the old servant home, he looked left and right as a habit.

Chapter end