Ji Wanyou was surprised for a moment, then came out of the pavilion and walked towards the other party.
Seeing her approaching, the young man slowly stopped and raised his hand to salute.
Ji Wanyou felt blessed, looked at the young man with gentle features in front of her, and asked with some hesitation: "...Have you heard everything?"
He was not a weak scholar, she had seen him practice swordsmanship, and since her father was a warrior, she knew that people who practiced martial arts usually had excellent hearing.
The young man's eyes were open and he didn't hide anything. He said truthfully: "I accidentally heard a few words."
Ji Wanyou was a little worried.
Even though he only heard a few words, the news about Xia Xi's scandal yesterday had already spread. He was so smart, how could he not guess the involvement.
The man said calmly: "You don't have to worry about these things originally."
Sure enough, he guessed it...
Ji Wanyou explained: "I did this all for you...and my father. I happened to hear your conversation with your father that day, and I wanted to share something with you."
Her father was now face to face with Xia Tingzhen. Xia Tingzhen used her marriage to recruit new champions and consolidate the power in the court and her reputation among scholars. This move was of great benefit to her father.
Therefore, it would of course be best if this marriage broke up on bad terms.
Of course, she is not just for her father.
Also for him.
If he hadn't been implicated in Xia Han's incident, he should have participated in the Spring Festival this year - based on his talent and knowledge, if he really took the exam, the new top scorer would probably have to be replaced.
The Xia family owed him a lot, and she wanted to help him vent his anger.
But if she does this secretly, will he... think that she is too scheming and her methods are too unfair?
Ji Wanyou mustered up the courage to raise her eyes and look at the person in front of her, but she saw that the alienation between his brows and eyes was lighter than before. When he looked at her, there was a rare smile in his eyes.
"Miss Ji is smart and decisive, and acts cautiously and cleanly, which is really rare among women." There was a hint of admiration in the young man's tone: "If Miss Ji were a man, I think she would be able to help you a lot."
Hearing this, Ji Wanyou's heart beat a few times and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
She knew that he was different from those secular men. Only men who had no ability would show contempt for a woman who was willing to use her brains to do things, and would even call her a respectful distance.
As expected...she didn't see the wrong person.
"But I have something to ask Miss Ji -"
“Young Master, it’s okay to ask.”
"Is it possible that Miss Ji and Miss Xu from the Duke's Mansion also have a feud?"
Ji Wanyou was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said: "That's not true. On the contrary, I think this Miss Xu has a straightforward and straightforward temperament, which is not comparable to those of Xia Xi and other blindly arrogant people -"
He wanted to ask why she chose to use Miss Xu to deal with Xia Xi?
"It's just that among the people in the capital who can suppress Xia Xi and anger Xia Xi, Miss Xu is the most suitable."
Xia Xi, who is simple-minded and impulsive, will probably not get anything good from her when she confronts Miss Xu.
In particular, the Zhenguo Government has always protected shortcomings.
And even if the quarrel causes both sides to suffer losses, so the feud between the Zhenguo Palace and the Xia family will be of great benefit to the Ji family.
These are almost obvious things...
How could he not think of it?
I had to ask her this because... was that person a girl from the Xu family?
It must be so. Speaking of which, he was a disciple of the second master of the Xu family. He must have been in and out of the Zhenguo Duke's mansion from time to time. He should be very familiar with Miss Xu, right?
Thinking of the beauty of the Xu family girl who was famous in the capital, Ji Wanyou's heart tightened. She didn't have time to think too much about the future, and she had already spoken: "...Young master and Miss Xu must have grown up together as childhood sweethearts, right? So the master blames me for taking advantage of her.
You’ve got Miss Xu, right?”
The man seemed slightly startled, then laughed silently, as if he had heard a very funny joke.
"How could it be——"
His voice was calm and calm: "Men and women are different. Although they are neighbors, they don't interact much - I just asked casually."
Ji Wanyou's tense heartstrings relaxed.
She was about to say something else when she heard faint footsteps approaching.
Ji Xiu, who was wearing official robes and had obviously just come back from outside, came over with a servant.
"Father."
"grown ups."
Ji Wanyou and the man saluted one after the other.
Ji Xiu glanced at the two of them and asked his daughter in a gentle tone: "Are you admiring the flowers?"
"Just now, the eldest daughter of Master Zhou's family came, and my daughter accompanied her for a walk in the garden. She left not long ago." Ji Wanyou explained without leaving any trace.
Ji Xiu nodded clearly and said with a smile: "Dad, there are still things to discuss, so you should go back and have a rest."
Ji Wanyou responded "yes" and left with the maid.
After she left, Ji Xiu looked at the young man beside him with a meaningful look in his eyes: "Do you know that my daughter is outstanding in everything, but why has she never discussed marriage?"
"I think you have a deep meaning, and this is your family matter. I don't dare to speculate."
"Because I only have this daughter, I don't worry about marrying her off to anyone easily. Therefore, if anyone dares to take advantage of Wan'er, I will never forgive her lightly." Ji Xiu seemed to be pointing out something.
preach.
The young man lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty's love for your daughter is so touching - I don't have anything else in my mind right now, please rest assured."
Some things cannot be rushed.
Not to mention, it’s too early to say anything—this sentence is reserved for Mr. Ji.
Ji Xiu looked at him, smiled, and said nothing more.
After a while, he said: "Let's go, walk with me."
The man followed Ji Xiu leisurely and said with a smile, "My lord, you seem to be in a very good mood today."
"Yeah." Ji Xiu didn't hide anything from him: "The flood control method in Huzhou that you proposed to me a few days ago was adopted by Your Majesty today."
His Majesty praised Xia Tingzhen in front of him, and the old thief must have breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"That's really congratulations, sir." The young man always had a faint smile on his face.
The so-called flood control method is not actually a good strategy.
But now the local people are complaining about this, and the court must do something——
Flood disasters in the south of the Yangtze River are getting worse, especially in Huzhou Prefecture, where water conservancy is in ruins and there are many siltation areas. If you want to really improve it, you must make major changes. However, not only are local wealthy businessmen privately occupying rivers and lakes and colluding with officials and other interests involved,
It is a huge project, and the manpower and material resources required are not what the current imperial court is willing to bear.
Therefore, it doesn't matter what you do, what matters is what your Majesty wants to do.
The strategy he proposed was aimed at this point, saving money and effort, which was exactly what His Majesty had in mind.
As for future troubles, that is not something he should consider.
The two of them walked and talked, and their figures gradually disappeared behind the flowers and trees.
