Noble First Daughter-in-law

It turned out to be Yuwen Chou!

Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment, then took a step back almost instinctively, and even wanted to turn around and leave.

But immediately, reason overcame the instinct and uneasiness at this moment. She knew clearly that the person in front of her was not only her uncle, but also the Crown Prince of the Dasheng Dynasty. No matter how antagonistic the environment between them, She must not put the wariness and hostility in her heart on her face, let alone show the slightest trace.

So, Shang Ruyi immediately stood still and bowed respectfully to the Crown Prince in front of him: "Greetings to the Crown Prince."

The smile on Yu Wenzuo's face froze.

The next moment, he still had a smile on his face, stood up slowly and said to Shang Ruyi, "I hope I didn't disturb my younger siblings' enjoyment of reciting poems."

Shang Ruyi's eyebrows frowned slightly.

The sentence just now - if it can be regarded as poetry, actually does not know where it comes from. Speaking of it, it seems that it is just singing about the spring scenery in the garden and people's joyful mood when facing such a vibrant spring scenery, but she feels inexplicably , it seems that this poem should not be heard by a man, let alone Yuwen Sui.

And when he said it so clearly, it also made Shang Ruyi feel a little embarrassed.

So I could only cut off the topic and said lightly: "I don't know why His Royal Highness is here."

Yu Wenzhen did not answer immediately, but looked down at Shang Ruyi, who was wearing a red shirt in front of him. In fact, he rarely saw her wearing such bright and eye-catching colors. Not only was she not gaudy, but because of her snow-white skin and round figure, It even showed a brightness that had never been seen before, as if it was the incarnation of the beautiful spring light around it. Yu Wenzhen's eyes lingered on her body for a moment, and he immediately moved away before Shang Ruyi felt uncomfortable. He looked around again, taking in all the pleasant spring scenery around him.

Then he smiled and said: "I came to the garden to see the spring scenery."

Shang Ruyi said: "It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is also very elegant. Then I-"

Before he finished speaking, Yu Wenzhen's eyes flickered, and he suddenly turned to look at her, smiling gently: "My brothers and sisters follow the etiquette and rules in everything, but when there are no outsiders, I still hope that my brothers and sisters can just be family members. Regardless of whether the ruler or minister is high or low."

"..."

Shang Ruyi looked at him with a gaze that seemed to have tenderness engraved in his bones. He was silent for a moment and finally said: "Brother."

Yu Wenzhen smiled and nodded.

Shang Ruyi said: "Then I won't disturb eldest brother's elegance——"

She originally wanted to leave politely, but before she could finish her words, Yu Wenzuo said: "By the way, I heard that my brother and sister bought a house in Changlefang these days, and it is already being renovated. ?"

Shang Ruyi's steps suddenly stopped.

She raised her head to look at Yu Wenzhen and whispered, "How could eldest brother know about this?"

Yu Wenzhen smiled, lowered his head and dusted the hem of his clothes, took a step back and sat back on the armchair, and said: "It has just been a few months since the founding of Dasheng. In addition to fighting foreign wars, the most important thing is to count the household registration and govern the people." These days, I am following my father’s will to calculate the land, houses, and population in Guanzhong. Chang’an City is naturally the first step.”

"..."

"Just now, my uncle, Duke Shenwu, also came into the palace to discuss the next step with me."

"..."

Shang Ruyi's expression was startled again, and then a little embarrassment came to his mind.

In fact, the moment she saw Yuwen Sui, she already knew that the familiar figure who had just walked out of the Thousand Steps Corridor was Dong Bizheng, the Duke of Shenwu County, who was Yu Wen Sui's uncle. She seemed to have accidentally bumped into the two of them. They met each other, so when facing Yuwen Zui, she was cautious about her words and deeds and didn't say a word. However, she didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to mention it.

It seemed to be telling her that there was nothing shameful about their meeting.

And her caution is a little funny.

Shang Ruyi felt embarrassed in his heart, but still had a calm smile on his face and said: "It turns out that the Duke also entered the palace just now. If I had known, I should have come to meet him."

Yuwen smiled sheepishly and said, "It's okay if I don't see you."

"what?"

Shang Ruyi was stunned again.

What he said was of course just for the occasion. After all, everyone knew that the Dong and Guan families were fighting in Yu Wenyuan's backyard, and after all, she was Guan Yunmu's daughter-in-law. She had never been close to the Dong family, so how could she not meet her? Naturally, we want to avoid embarrassment, but we still have to say it to save face. Why is Yu Wenzui instead——

Just when she was a little surprised, she saw Yu Wenzuo smiling and saying: "He is an old man who complains all day long. My sister, you are pregnant with Liujia now. It is most important to be in a happy mood. You should not always listen to these resentful words. .”

"..."

This time, Shang Ruyi was speechless.

She just felt that when Yu Wenzhen said "it's okay not to see you", not only was it not impressive at all, but it even had a strange sense of intimacy, because only people who are close to him can avoid saying superficial things, and Shang Ruyi naturally didn't dare, let alone He might be close to him, so he just treated it as a slip of the tongue.

But now, what he said was actually complaining to himself about his uncle's grievances.

This was truly close, and it was even closer than the relationship between him and his uncle.

Shang Ruyi looked at him unable to react for a moment, but Yuwen Sui didn't seem to notice anything strange about her at all, and continued with a smile: "His old man, he was used to going to the battlefield in the past. How many fights have he fought in the past two years?" There was a big battle, but he was not given the opportunity to lead the troops, and now he is asked to do household registration statistics in Chang'an City, and he is so resentful."

"..."

How can Shang Ruyi answer this?

But when Yu Wenzhen said this, he didn't say any more, as if he was really waiting for her to speak.

After hesitating and being numb for a long time, Shang Ruyi finally used his brain, but an awkward smile could not be suppressed and appeared at the corners of his twitching mouth, and said softly: "Old people are like this. When you get older, you are inevitably stubborn. My uncle is also the same. …”

"..."

"Sometimes, if you can persuade them, just do it. If you can't persuade them, just follow them."

Yu Wenzuo looked at her again: "What do you mean, my sister-in-law, I should find an opportunity to let my uncle go to the battlefield?"

"..."

This time, Shang Ruyi really couldn't accept this.

Fortunately, Yu Wenzhen seemed to have finally come to his senses. He shouldn't have said this to her, let alone said so much, and even sincerely asked her for advice. Seeing Shang Ruyi's embarrassed look, he just smiled, and then He said: "Speaking of the houses and properties in Chang'an, although the house bought by my siblings is not big, it is the property of Princess Qin after all, and the people below must report it truthfully."

After that, he looked at Shang Ruyi again: "I think my siblings are planning to turn it into a school, right?"

Finally, it’s time to talk about “business” again.

Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt that even this matter seemed not good for the two of them to talk about. But looking at Yuwen Cun's look, he really planned to "have a chat" with him, but he wanted to buy a house and build a house by himself. The school was not a shameful thing, and all the money used was the money Yu Wenyuan had rewarded him before, and the prince was not in charge of emotions or reasons.

So, she calmly walked to the opposite side of Yu Wenzhen and sat down on the armchair some distance away from him.

Tushe'er stood beside him, not far or near, waiting quietly. Shang Ruyi said: "Brother is really smart."

Yuwen smiled and said: "It's not that I'm smart, but after the school was built, most of the students recruited were women, which also caused a lot of discussion in Chang'an City. I also heard that my brothers and sisters not only built the school themselves, but also recruited Students have been exempted from a lot of tuition fees, and they have also shown grace in private schools across the city, paying tuition fees for some poor female students.”

"..."

"Now, many people in the city know this and praise Princess Qin as a living Bodhisattva."

Hearing him say this, Shang Ruyi was a little embarrassed.

She entrusted Jiang Kesheng to handle these matters. Although she had told her in advance not to be too ostentatious, she had to reveal her identity as Princess Qin when necessary to prevent the people below from causing trouble because of their greed for money and fearlessness.

Unexpectedly, it would turn out like this.

Shang Ruyi only smiled awkwardly and said: "I'm not a living Bodhisattva, it's just——"

She originally thought that after listening to Yu Mingyue's words, women hundreds of years later would have more choices in life because they studied more than they do now, so she followed Shen Wuzheng's suggestion and followed Empress Du's example of opening up Girls' school encourages girls to study.

However, she also understood that it would be a little embarrassing to mention Yu Mingyue in front of Yu Wenzhen.

In fact, until now, neither she nor Yu Wenye could guess how much she told Yu Wenzhen and how much Yu Wenzhen knew about the place where Yu Mingyue came from and the things she knew. But one thing is clear. He probably didn't want to sit still and wait for death after Yu Mingyue told him something about the future and knew what kind of path he would take. Therefore, he gave up his years of practice, returned to the Yuwen family, and inherited everything in front of him.

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi rolled his tongue, lowered his head and gently stroked his bulging belly, and said, "Let's collect some blessings for this child."

"..."

Yuwen's eyes suddenly trembled.

After a while, he smiled, but there seemed to be some indescribable complex emotions in his smile, and said, "Yes."

After saying that, he added: "However, even if you, brother and sister, are collecting blessings for this child, you don't have to spend too much money. What's more, if you want to encourage girls to go to school, it may be difficult to achieve the results you want with too simple methods. .”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi looked at him in surprise: "Why?"

Yu Wenzhen said: "For the time being, let's not talk about the students to be enrolled in the school built by my brothers and sisters. Just say that you are supporting the female students at all private schools in the city. I'm afraid this is not considered?"

Shang Ruyi didn't expect that he would say that. Originally, she was dealing with him with all her energy, and even more wary of him. But at this time, all her energy was focused on doubts, and she even leaned in the direction of Yuwen Sui, asking seriously. Said: "Brother, why did you say this?"

Yuwen smiled and said: "Everything in this world comes too easily and is not cherished by others."

"...?"

"Brother and sister, you fully supported those students. Not only did you provide them with study, books, but also the travel expenses for tea and water after class, and even some money for accommodation. For some people, these last few items are a great benefit. ”

"..."

"Perhaps some people are just looking for such benefits and are willing to come and join the school?"

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi frowned immediately.

Yes, she had never thought of it before. She only thought about subsidizing those students, especially female students, so that they could study without distraction and become successful. However, she forgot that there is also a greedy side in human nature.

After thinking for a long time, she murmured: "What brother said makes sense."

Yu Wenzei said: "This is only one aspect."

Shang Ruyi looked at him: "Any more?"

Yu Wenzuo nodded and said: "The amount of money you support the students is not small, but you cannot send people to supervise the people below at any time, so there are too many tricks at the middle level."

Shang Ruyi frowned more and more, and said, "For example?"

Yu Wenzuo said: "For example, the steward of the school can forge the number of enrolled students to get money."

"Eating free money."

"you know?"

"Yes, when I was a child, I heard my father say that there are such bad habits in the military, but I can rest assured that the students I helped asked Jiang Kesheng to find out the situation in their homes, and they were not false. Head.”

Jiang Kesheng's subordinates and the hundreds of people Yu Wenyuan gave her at the beginning can handle this matter.

Yu Wenzhen didn't expect that she would know such a thing, and he had made preparations in advance. The smile in his eyes became deeper, and even the appreciation in his smile became deeper. He nodded, but then said: "However, there is one more thing. I wonder if you, my sister-in-law, have any ideas."

"what's up?"

"If there are brothers in the families of these female students, I'm afraid you have to be more careful, lest their parents get admission to school based on their daughters, but let their sons come to class and study, while the daughters still go home to do work."

"..."

"If you send someone to check, just let these female students do it in advance to show off."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's face darkened slightly.

Yes, she didn't expect that there was such a possibility.

But thinking about it, those poor families who cannot afford tuition fees naturally have to find ways to fight for such opportunities. However, most people value their sons more. It is not impossible to use their daughters as a springboard to give their sons a chance to study.

Shang Ruyi murmured: "Brother, what you said makes sense. It seems that I have to have someone go down and check it out again."

After saying that, he smiled again: "Big brother is still wise, I am too careless in doing things."

Yuwen shook his head and said softly: "Brother and sister, it's not that you are careless, it's just that you think of others too well, but this is a good thing, because only people with kind hearts will treat others with such kindness. Treat other people.”

"..."

"As for this matter, in fact, if my siblings just change the way they help others, they can avoid a lot of trouble."

"Oh?"

Shang Ruyi didn't care about anything else at this time and just asked: "How can I change it? Please give me some advice."

Today, two chapters have been merged into one chapter.

The first update of the new year of 2024. I hope you all enjoy watching it and I wish you all a successful year!