In front of her daughter-in-law and grandson, Granny Jin angrily exposed her son's crimes that he had concealed until now.
Liu and Luo Ze were also shocked.
Grandma Jin was struck by this bolt from the blue, causing her eyes to turn black and her head to be filled with green smoke.
She was living her life vigorously and had great success, but now she was suddenly told that she only had two years left in her good life?!
What's the difference between this and Bai Wuchang locking her neck with a soul-chasing chain, and Hei Wuchang counting down her death in her ear?
Grandma Jin was filled with anger and sneered: "What do you think, this face is always more ugly than a pig that has been soaked in a swill bucket for more than ten days?
My heart is not here at all!"
"..." Luo Guanlin has always been very familiar with the diversity of his mother's scolding methods. At this moment, he had no choice but to say: "Mother... my son never fails to do things with his heart in mind."
"You are always interested?" Mother Luo stretched out a finger and pointed out of the hall, pointing in the direction that Wang Yue had just left: "You don't even look at what Wang Wangshan looks like, so how dare you say that you are interested!"
"I'm different from Wang Yue..." Luo Guanlin frowned and said, "He's always thinking about how to get more attention by doing business. I just want to do things with peace of mind."
"You are so relieved! You are so relieved that you will have to pack your bags and leave in two years!" Granny Jin asked: "Tell me, where are you going? Where can you go? Keep a bright future and peace of mind.
If you don't have enough time, do you have to let your whole family accompany you to ashes?"
As Grandma Jin spoke, she began to slap the palm of her left hand hard with the back of her right hand, and asked in an unyielding voice: "How can a person as capable and good as Governor Chang fail to do anything to you?"
Luo Guanlin turned his head to one side and finally blurted out: "She has ambitions, but she is a woman, her name is not right, her words are not right... she is not the person I want to support."
This was an idea he had buried in his mind from the beginning, but when he said it now, an unspeakable sense of loss surged through his heart for no apparent reason.
"Woman?" Grandma Jin's face darkened, and her voice seemed to be lower: "What's wrong with the woman?"
At this point, Luo Guanlin said in a dull voice: "A woman's body, especially a woman with a different surname..."
Before he finished speaking, he only said: "The examples of Ming Dynasty and later generations have been given before. Is it possible that I still can't develop a memory?"
"What happened to Empress Ming! Is it her fault that the world is falling apart?" Granny Jin asked angrily: "Ten thousand steps back, even if the saints today do have shortcomings, so what? Why don't you see that because of one Xu Zhengye, you are all ruined?
Will you knock down all the men in the world with one blow?"
"Women are very good! Women can breed creations, and the power of creation is a divine power given by God!" Granny Jin's voice gradually became colder: "Since you still look down on women like this, you might as well stop recognizing me as your mother!"
"Mother..." Luo Guanlin stood up: "That's not what my son meant!"
"If you want to leave, then you go!" Granny Jin said categorically: "If we don't leave anyway, it won't be your turn to make the decision for us!"
"Ze'er isn't going anywhere, just staying in the adult's study room to study business!" Grandma Jin said to her grandson: "Just fight for your reputation. When the unlucky person vacates his position in two years, you can fight for the top spot!"
Luo Ze nodded under pressure.
Luo Guanlin fell silent. Did his mother just give up on him?
But I didn’t give up completely——
Granny Jin glanced at her coldly: "I don't care where you are going to die in two years, but in these two years, you must be steady for me and pave the way for Ze'er!"
Grandma Jin's attitude was very clear - the stones in the pit were used as stepping stones. Although they smelled a bit, if you pinched your nose and stepped on them, you could still make the best use of them.
Luo Guanlin sighed with complicated emotions.
Mrs. Liu had swept away the broken pieces of the soup bowl. When she left, Mrs. Liu quietly glanced at the stalemate in the hall between mother and son. She had already decided in her heart that if the family was to break up, she would definitely choose her mother-in-law.
I can leave my husband, but I can't leave my mother-in-law.
As soon as Ms. Liu walked out, she heard a voice asking from the courtyard door: "Is Mr. Qian here?"
"Here I am!"
When Mrs. Liu responded, she quickly put down her broom, wiped her hands and went up to her with a smile: "It's Miss Xi'er."
It was Xi'er who asked the question. She seemed to be holding two food boxes in her hands.
Mrs. Liu soon saw the woman who walked in right after her, and she quickly saluted with a mixture of surprise and fear: "How come the Governor is here in person!"
Chang Suining walked in, picked up the wine bottle in his hand, and said with a smile: "I made an appointment with Mr. Qian for dinner, and I came here with wine - I wonder if Mr. Qian has eaten yet?"
When Mrs. Liu didn't know how to answer, she only heard her mother-in-law's laughing voice coming from the hall door: "Not yet! We have all used it. He knows that the adults will come, but he hasn't eaten yet!"
When Grandma Jin raised her voice to answer, she glared at her son fiercely, gestured with her hands to signal him to rinse his mouth quickly, and she walked out to greet him.
After being forced to do so, Luo Guanlin raised his feet and went out.
He stood at the foot of the stone steps and saluted Chang Suining: "I thought you wouldn't be able to see me tonight."
This may sound strange at first, but in fact it is not.
Luo Guanlin also knew the importance of Zheng Chao. Such a famous person suddenly came to her, and she had just announced the purpose. In comparison, his meal was insignificant.
Chang Suining smiled and said: "How can we break the promise we made with my husband?"
These were sparse and ordinary words, but when they fell into Luo Guanlin's ears, they made him feel something different in his heart.
Thinking of the leftover food in the hall that had yet to be removed, he looked at the stone table under the old jujube tree in the courtyard: "The moon is so windless tonight, why don't you and I share it in the courtyard."
Changsui Ning nods his head.
The late spring night in March was still a bit chilly, so Liu took a soft cushion and spread it on the stone bench.
Granny Jin helped Xi'er put the dishes and hurriedly fetched the wine cups, teapots and bowls.
"You don't have to be busy." Chang Suining smiled and said to Granny Jin who was busy with her business: "You have already worked hard enough in the silk weaving workshop during the day, so why bother you again now?"
"My lord, I don't like to hear this." Granny Jin said with a sincere smile: "Just because I don't have a chance to see you during the day, I finally get to look at you two more times. I don't know how happy I am. How could I
Is it trouble?"
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Chang Suining smiled and nodded.
Luo Guanlin's attention was attracted by the dishes on the table. The six dishes were all vegetarian and there was no trace of meat or fish in them.
But he would never regard this as a sign of indifference to Chang Sui Ning. On the contrary, at this time of year, these vegetables are no easier to eat than meat.
He tried to ask: "These are..."
"Everything I brought back from the Agricultural Science Museum today was planted by Yuan Hao." After Chang Suining roughly explained the planting method, he said, "Such results should be shared with Mr."
Thinking of the dispute with his mother just now, Luo Guanlin's voice became lower: "Luo is stubborn and does not deserve such courtesy."
"For me, my husband's merits are far better than my stubborn temper." Chang Sui Ning said: "When I first took over as the governor of Jiangdu, there were not many people around me. It was because of my husband that I could feel at ease."
"Later, my husband introduced Mr. Wang and others to me. I am very grateful."
"I know that your husband may not be doing this because of me, Chang Sui Ning." Chang Sui Ning said with a smile in his eyes: "I know that your husband has been prejudiced against me from the beginning, but I have never doubted his feelings towards Jiangdu."
For those who are talented and have a heart to make up for their guilt, Luo Guan is destined to never hesitate in his treatment of Jiangdu.
She picked up the tea bowl with both hands: "I will replace the wine with tea to honor Mr. Jiangdu."
Under the moonlight and lamplight, Chang Suining's demeanor could not be called solemn, but it revealed sincerity.
Facing those transparent and quiet eyes, Luo Guanlin picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
The dishes are all refreshing and delicious. The courgettes are crisp and tender, with a hint of sweetness. The vegetables are slightly bitter at first, but have a sweet aftertaste in the mouth.
With such a taste, even if Luo Guanlin had already eaten, it was still very good to eat at this moment.
He drank wine, Changsui Ning drank tea, and the two chatted about various affairs in front of the clear moonlight.
Luo Guanlin mentioned Zheng Chao: "After the news spread that Mr. Zheng has entered Wueryuan, many literati will inevitably flock to Jiangdu."
Throughout the ages, the choices of celebrities have always had appeal.
And their Jiangdu is now well-governed and peaceful, which is a good place to settle down.
In the past year, due to the constant war outside, Jiangdu has given preferential treatment to those who come to settle down. Although some people have not yet officially settled in and are still undergoing resettlement inspections, there are now few empty households in Jiangdu city.
Especially after Huang Shuiyang's victory, the number of households in Jiangdu has grown explosively in the past six months.
What is foreseeable is that this momentum will last for a while and there is no possibility of it extinguishing.
"Sir, it's time to start tightening the settlement policy." Luo Guanlin said.
Chang Suining nodded: "But if someone comes to you, you can't turn them away."
Regardless of whether they are scholars or lonely refugees, anyone who comes to them does so out of trust in her, and she cannot refuse them under any circumstances.
Chang Sui Ning said: "I plan to extend Jiangdu's household resettlement plan to all states in Huainan Province."
This is the advantage of expanding the territory. It is good that the house is big enough, and it is convenient for her to pick up people.
"As well as Jiangdu's other decrees, we can all try to implement them according to the conditions of each state."
Luo Guanlin was not surprised to hear what Chang Suining said.
In other words, he was pleased.
She is willing to do this, which shows that she not only wants to control the thirteen states of Huainan Road, but also has plans to manage and treat them with care.
At this moment, Jiangdu is like the center of a circle, like a new forest rejuvenated with vitality, and what she wants to do is to let this green forest spread to all sides, covering the desolate and decayed chaotic land, and establishing a new order.
This ambition is like planting a tree, and those who plant the tree will also have others come to them.
For people like him who have made mistakes, the process of planting trees is also a process of self-redemption.
But Luo Guanlin was more worried: "It is not easy to accomplish this. Your Majesty's move will be more or less obstructed and opposed by state officials and local powerful people."
The existence of many old systems has clearly shown many rotten shortcomings, but they still have many supporters. The reason is for no other reason than to benefit you.
Even leaving aside these beneficiaries: "In today's current situation, there are very few people who can calm down and do practical things... More people just take advantage of the chaos to accumulate capital to protect themselves or get a share of the pie. In their eyes, there is no such thing as
Without people, there is no country."
"In the twelve states of Huainan Road outside Jiangdu alone, there are at least five states. Although they have not really rebelled, they have become places where the imperial decrees are blocked."
The words of the imperial court were ignored, and even the governors appointed by the imperial court were not necessarily accepted by them.
"If you can't get through them, get through them one by one." Chang Suining said arrogant words in a very casual tone: "Sir, don't forget, I started my career by fighting."
A small part of Huainan Road was no longer under the control of the imperial court. The emperor chose her to be the governor, not necessarily because he wanted to use her to curb the chaos.
But as long as it is beneficial to herself and what she wants to do, she will do it.
"I'm responsible for the fight." Chang Sui Ning poured himself another tea and paid homage to Luo Guanlin again: "Sir, I'm responsible for what happens after the fight."
Listening to her joking division of labor, Luo Guanlin didn't comment, but he also picked up the wine cup and drank it all again.
"By the way, come tonight, I have one more thing to give to sir."
Chang Suining suddenly remembered, bent down and picked up a box next to the food box, put it on the stone table, and pushed it in front of Luo Guanlin.
Luo Guanlin opened it and saw that inside was a stack of silver notes with several gold pages pressed on them.
Luo Guanlin subconsciously asked: "What is the use of this money?"
"Of course it's sir's salary." Chang Sui Ning said.
Except for the most difficult months at the beginning, Jiangdu never defaulted on officials' salary arrears and paid them monthly. However, Yao Ran told Chang Sui Ning that every time Luo Guanlin accepted it in person, he would send it back to Yao Ran in private afterwards.
Not to mention that his salary was not that much at all. To put it simply, Luo Guanlin had no intention of accepting it: "I am different from others. Since I have a three-year contract, I don't need these."
In addition, she provided enough food and accommodation for his family in the Governor's Mansion.
"Sir, you want me to use you for free." Chang Sui Ning said, "I don't have the habit of using people for free."
She said: "I know that Mr. Jiang feels guilty and wants to make up for it, but that is a matter between Mr. Jiang and Mr. Jiang, not between me and him."
Luo Guanlin was silent for a moment. He knew that although Chang Sui Ning was very purposeful, he was not a stingy person, whether it was towards civilians or his officials.
Not only is she not stingy with money, she is also not stingy with the distribution of power. This is why many officials are willing to be driven by her even though they were initially dissatisfied with her.
"Besides, I'm not short of money now." Chang Sui Ning said with a smile, "Sir, I am not a person who is unkind just to get rich."
Luo Guanlin glanced at her: "Luo didn't see how rich you are."
She had just received a reward, and the unidentified "friend" came to her doorstep with money. She may indeed have some money left in her hands now, but the workshop has not yet recovered its capital, and money needs to be spent everywhere.
"Sir, you don't have to worry about money." Chang Suining said confidently, "I have many ways to make money."
Luo Guanlin only thought that she meant that all the finances of the Thirteen Prefectures were in her hands, and snorted: "Your Majesty's words sound like a corrupt official."
Chang Sui Ning nodded in agreement: "I also think I have the potential to be a corrupt official."
Luo Guanlin, who had an explosive censor attribute, looked at her and saw her smile: "So sir, please stay with me and supervise me to prevent me from going astray."
