Wang Xifeng took Lin Daiyu away without stopping at all.
Brother Rong wanted to give it away, but Sister Feng pushed him back. "I'm going to be with your Aunt Lin, what kind of gift do I want you to give me? I don't usually see filial piety, so I was so positive when sending people back. How don't you want to see us?"
"Rong'er didn't mean that." Brother Rong was scolded like this, but he just smiled and asked the women carrying the sedan to hold on steady.
Qin Keqing said: "Aunt, you don't know that my uncle is thinking about his second aunt and Aunt Lin the most. Seeing that the night is getting dark, he must be worried about my aunt and aunt."
Wang Xifeng glanced at Rong'er with a half-smile, and then at Rong'er's wife who spoke for him. Ruo Youyou pointed out: "You can guess what he is thinking, maybe what he is planning."
Where did you make the decision?
Jia Rong scratched the corners of her eyes and said with a forced smile: "You don't have any ideas. Since aunt won't give it away, Ronger won't give it away."
Lin Daiyu stood up and said: "Sister Feng is afraid of causing trouble to Brother Rong, so Brother Rong should spend time with your wife. Today I have taken up your time again, so it is inconvenient to see each other off at night."
When Jia Rong saw Sister Feng entering the sedan chair, she gave him a fierce look. He said he was innocent and really had no idea this time. The two of you came hand in hand, so you will naturally take the car back together. With a little girl like Lin Daiyu here, there is no way you can do anything.
After the two sedans left the yard, Brother Rong withdrew his gaze and took Ke Qing back to his room.
"No wonder the second aunt and Aunt Lin dislike the uncle. They smell like smelly fish in the river." Qin Keqing joked and asked Que'er to call the maid in the courtyard to fetch water.
"It's not all Prince Zhongshun and your master. These two people have always been by the craftsmen's side. I can't leave, can I? I just watch from the side, and occasionally instruct a few craftsmen in the engineering department on how to stir and add water. Then I was so tired that I was sweating all over.”
Qin Keqing chuckled and hummed: "The master of the Qin family is still there to supervise him at his age. What's the harm in having him tired once or twice at a young age? If I can make a good impression in front of King Zhongshun, my future career will be more secure."
"I haven't seen it in the past, but you are still a fan of officials? If my daughter-in-law is born as a boy, she must be very promising." Jia Rong gently scratched Qin Keqing's nose and said with a smile: "You little lady has a respectful man. Isn't that enough? Is it possible that you still want to be favored by the palace and make you a lady?"
Qin Keqing raised her little head and smiled playfully, "It's good to have nature. It depends on whether the uncle can work hard and make a difference for his wife."
Uncle Rong held Ke Qing's little hand and said, "If your wife is to serve you in the bath today, let alone a third-grade lady, I will let you be a serious wife."
"If you need someone to serve you, go find that little maid of yours." Qin Keqing pouted and hid.
Que'er, who was following Jia Rong, blushed and asked, "Do you want Que'er to serve you?"
"..."
"I love taking a bath, my skin is good." Jia Rong sang a cheerful song in the bathtub. The only shortcoming was that there was a back rubr missing.
"Wash up, wash down, rub left, rub right, come and shake hands when you have time."
The next few days will not be so pleasant. Brother Rong goes to Prince Zhongshun's manor early every day. If he comes back early, he can catch up with the afternoon meal at the mansion. If he comes back late, the mansion has already turned on the lights.
I made myself stink every day, but after taking a bath, I had no other energy.
By the end of September, things at Zhongshun Prince Manor were finally finished.
Uncle Rong not only built a dam for the Wangfu Manor, but also thoughtfully rebuilt the canals that divert water from the fields of the manor. When the water from the upper reaches came down, the dam was intact. In less than half a day, the dam had been filled with water.
"The canal is flooded!" Chang Shi shouted excitedly to announce the good news to the prince.
After completing such a 'big project', Brother Rong still feels a great sense of accomplishment.
Although the dam is not big, it is the first in the world to be built with cement and stone from beginning to end. This cement was produced by Ning Guofu, which meant even more to him.
Jia Rong led King Zhongshun to walk on the canal. : "Chitose, please look here. The craftsmen have specially left a canal mouth here. If the fertile fields below this place need water, they only need to remove the stone blocking the canal mouth to separate a channel. When not in use, just Just block the mouth of the small ditch with a stone slab."
King Zhongshun nodded and listened.
Jia Rong added: "The canal has been built here. As long as the water in the river does not dry up, the canal will not need to be rebuilt. If no one deliberately smashes and destroys it, the small canal will not be damaged for decades or even hundreds of years. From then on, the farmers who cultivated the land for the palace will not be damaged. People no longer need to worry about the problem of field irrigation. If all the fields in the world can be built with such a canal that is not damaged for decades or hundreds of years, all the land in the world can be irrigated."
When King Zhongshun heard what Brother Rong said, his breathing suddenly became rapid. What a beautiful sight that would be. But he said lightly: "Let's see again after some time."
Uncle Rong knew that the thousand-year-old prince was still worried, but Jia Rong knew it. Once the cement is solidified, unless it is broken violently, it can be used normally for 50 to 60 years under the sun and water. If it is repaired later, it can be extended much longer.
In the next few days, every day after the Zhongshun Dynasty returned from the meeting, they would pass by Ningguo Mansion to pick up Rong Geer and go to see the dams and canals on the manor.
This prince is really cautious. At first, Brother Rong felt a little depressed. Even Jia Qiang, Zong Cheng and others went back to continue firing the kiln, and even called for him every day.
But over time, he developed some respect for King Zhongshun.
I have also inquired a lot about King Zhongshun these days. For example, he was imprisoned during the battle for the throne, he once led troops to conquer Junggar, and he also had a small-scale battle with Eros in the north. Later, he took over the post of Prince Yohitada in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and when Xiande ascended the throne, he even took charge of the deficit in the Ministry of Accounts and recovered millions of taels of silver.
The prince in front of me looks almost fifty or sixty years old, but in fact he has just turned forty this year.
Everything these days is seen by Brother Rong. King Zhongshun is indeed a practical person. He knew that he might never be able to be like King Zhongshun. He could not do that, but he did not hesitate to show his little respect.
On the second day of October, the winter solstice, Uncle Rong was waiting at the door for the carriage of Prince Zhongshun.
Before he could wait, there was news from Xifu.
"Uncle Lin from Yangzhou is seriously ill."
Jia Rong's heart suddenly sank. Lin Daiyu's father was dying, or maybe already.
He vaguely remembered that in the original novel, someone mentioned that Lin Ruhai died on the third day of September or some other day.
But I don’t know if it’s September this year or September next year.
If it were this year...it would already be the second day of October. The news from Yangzhou came too slowly.
