Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 30 Stepmother
Ye Wanqing smiled and said, “Because, if you want to buy his wine, you must first go across the street and buy the stinky mandarin fish sold by his father.”

"Why?" Liao Fuyu didn't understand and asked immediately.

"Because..." Ye Wanqing laughed out loud: "If his father can't sell all the stinky mandarin fish, he can take it home and eat it."

"He's so miserable!" Liao Fuyu burst into laughter.

When they walked out of the courtyard, Liao Fuyu reluctantly said, "Qing'er, when we return to Beijing, can I come to play with you often?"

"I'm at your service any time." Ye Wanqing nodded.

"It's settled then!" Liao Fuyu went back happily.

the next day.

As soon as the hour of Mao arrived, the huge team left Rongguang Temple and returned to Jindu.

In the carriage, Chu Yanrong asked indirectly: "Qing'er, have you been out at night in Rongguang Temple these past two days?"

"Yeah." Ye Wanqing's eyelids twitched violently: "What's wrong?"

Chu Yanrong took a sip of tea: "Nothing, I just asked casually, you can continue reading."

How could Ye Wanqing concentrate on watching?

She put the book down and explained, "On the first night I arrived at Rongguang Temple, I went to pay my respects at the Xiongbao Hall. Later, I met Prince Lu and had a few words with him."

"Just talking?" Chu Yanrong asked her.

Ye Wanqing nodded slightly.

Chu Yanrong smiled: "I understand."

Ye Wanqing was a little confused.

When we returned to Jindu, it was already completely dark.

Knowing that his wife and daughter would be back late, Ye Hongwei specifically ordered that dinner be served later.

As soon as the carriage drove into Zhuque Lane, he and his two sons were already waiting at the door.

Before the car came to a complete stop, the curtain was lifted. Chu Yanrong poked her head out and scolded him, "It would be fine if you were just standing there stupidly, but why did you bring Chen Ting and Chen Xi with you? They are still growing. What if they starve and don't grow taller?"

Ye Hongwei personally helped the man off the carriage: "If he can't grow taller, throw him to the military camp to exercise. Pulling up the seedlings can also help him grow."

Chu Yanrong glanced at him and said, "You are a really competent father..."

The couple walked in together, leaving their three children outside.

Ye Chenxi puffed up his lips and couldn't help but whispered: "Could it be that our three brothers and sisters were picked up from some corner by our parents?"

Ye Chenting glanced at him and said with a smile: "You must have been picked up. Qing'er and I must have been born after our mother carried us for ten months."

Ye Chenxi was like a deflated ball, too lazy to argue with them, and rubbed his flat belly: "I'm so hungry that I don't have the strength to argue with you two!"

Ye Wanqing and Ye Chenting smiled at each other.

On the way to the dining room, Ye Chenting suddenly said, "The emperor has arranged official business for me. I will leave early tomorrow morning. I will not be in Jindu. You must take good care of yourselves during the autumn hunt."

Official business?

Ye Wanqing asked quickly: "Second brother just returned to the capital, why is the emperor so anxious to ask you to do something? I wonder where you are going?"

"Yinxu County." Ye Chenting stopped and said seriously, "The surrounding villages were destroyed and the villagers were displaced. The court allocated money to build a new town to relocate the affected people. This matter was handed over to the Minister of Works, and I just had to assist."

Ye Wanqing couldn't help but frowned: "Building a new town is not a small project. What will you do for the Spring Examination next year? If you miss next year, you will have to wait another three years."

"It's okay." Ye Chenting comforted her in return: "Although I have been studying abroad for the past two years, I have never slacked off in my review for the imperial examinations."

Ye Wanqing's worry turned into joy: "That's fine. Second brother is very talented, so he doesn't need to review for too long."

At this time, Ye Chenxi came over and said, "Sister, you should thank your second brother. If it weren't for your second brother, this hard job would have fallen on An Lan. Who knows, your marriage might have failed..."

"Ah?" Ye Wanqing was stunned when she heard that.

Ye Chenxi explained: "Someone in the court submitted a memorial saying that An Lan saved the people of Yinxu, which shows that he is very capable, and proposed that the reconstruction of Yinxu be handed over to him. Don't you think this is intentional to harm him?"

Ye Wanqing had no appetite for dinner, so she left the dining room and returned to her room, saying she was tired from the car ride. After washing up, she sent Yingxiang and Qianxi to rest, leaving only a candlelight, sitting alone at the desk to sort out her thoughts.

Three words were written on the flattened rice paper: Chu Anlan.

It is obvious that Chu Anlan will not be able to complete the reconstruction of Yinxu County.

How could a cynical, illiterate dude like him understand town layout, house construction, and various financial expenditures?
One wrong step leads to all wrong steps.

Making a fool of yourself is a minor matter, but making a mistake and causing someone's death is a major matter.

Anyone who can submit memorials to the emperor must hold a high official position and cannot be so stupid.

Unless, he did it on purpose!

That person just wanted to take this opportunity to make the emperor admit in front of all the officials in the court that Chu Anlan was a good-for-nothing idiot!

The method is very low-level and despicable, but we have to admit that it is also effective.

The resettlement of thousands of people is a huge project, and Emperor Fengyang certainly would not hand this task over to Chu Anlan.

Emperor Fengyang threw the memorial away on the spot, reprimanded the official, demoted him, and summoned Prince Dun and Chu Anlan to the palace to reprimand them.

Chu Anlan was scolded for no reason and stamped his feet in anger.

Ye Wanqing could probably guess that the man behind the scenes was most likely Lu Jilian.

Lu Jilian did it on purpose.

The candlelight flickered, and Ye Wanqing wrote down three words with gritted teeth: Lu Jilian.

It seems that he will not give up as long as she and Chu Anlan have not gotten married.

marriage?

The emperor deliberately delayed and did not allow her to get married immediately.

At least, it's impossible this year.

When Ye Wanqing thought of this, she got a headache.

I sat there until late at night and when the candle burned out, then I climbed into bed with sleepy eyes.

……

the next day.

When Ye Wanqing woke up, Ye Chenting was already dozens of miles away from Beijing.

Ye Hongwei went to the morning court, Ye Chenxi went to the Imperial College, and Chu Yanrong had a headache after sending Ye Chenting off, so she went back to her room to sleep.

The mansion was quiet at this time.

Ye Wanqing had some breakfast when she heard the servant come to report: "Miss, Miss Liao from the Jingbei Marquis's Mansion is here."

Fu Yu?

Ye Wanqing immediately perked up: "Please ask her to come in."

Liao Fuyu not only came, but also brought a bunch of delicious food: "Qing'er, these are all specialties of Northern Xinjiang... There are raisins, red dates, mutton jerky, and che gao, you should try them!"

Ye Wanqing couldn't resist her enthusiasm, so she tried them one by one and praised them, "It really has a unique flavor. I've never eaten it before."

"Do you think it tastes good?" Liao Fuyu blinked.

Ye Wanqing swallowed the last bite of jujube meat and nodded repeatedly: "It's delicious."

Liao Fuyu sat opposite her and rolled up her long sleeves that were in the way. "I knew you would like to eat them! Before I left home, I prepared a whole cart full of them. My stepmother even ridiculed me. She said that the young men and women in Jindu are all from wealthy families and no one would like these junks. But when I was a kid, she wouldn't even let me eat a few more bites of these so-called junks!"

"Stepmother?" Ye Wanqing was stunned when she heard that.

Liao Fuyu smiled and held her hand: "Qing'er, I know a lot about you, but you haven't heard my story yet! How about I tell you now?"

Ye Wanqing smiled and said, "I'm all ears."

(End of this chapter)