Chapter 40 Ideas

In the warm pavilion, Zhong Su leaned on the soft couch and played with Ran Ning's good-looking fingers. Ran Ning leaned on him, sniffing the special fragrance, and his heart was extraordinarily calm.

"The things in the yard just changed and they were destroyed by you. Do you have enough for you to change these things every month? Ran Ning asked. Although those things are not valuable, they are not without trouble to put them away, and it is better to say that those trees and shrubs are not always easy to transplant, and it is difficult to say whether they will survive after transplanting.

"These things are backed up in the warehouse, it doesn't matter." Zhong Su didn't care.

"That wouldn't stand up to such destruction." Ran Ning pinched his fingertips back and said, "I understand what my mother means, probably because she doesn't know me very well, so she is not too close. It will be fine to get along with each other for a while in the future. ”

Zhong Su knew that Ran Ning would always hear some rumors when he stayed in the mansion, and he was not prepared to hide it, so he said directly: "Mother really likes Tan Ling very much, and once hoped that I could marry her as the main house. ”

Ran Ning did know about this matter for a long time, but when she heard Zhong Su say it, she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

"My uncle is also a military general, but he passed away a few years ago, leaving only my aunt and Tan Ling. The Tan family has many relatives, and her mother is the wife in charge of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei, so even if her uncle died in battle, the Tan family still did not fall. My mother would help me from time to time, and my father wouldn't say anything. My uncle only left Tan Ling with one bloodline, so my mother hopes that I can marry Tan Ling back, after all, she is her niece, and she can rest assured that she can take care of her in front of her. Zhong Su didn't have any affection when he said this, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him at all, "But I don't like pretentious women, Tan Ling is just a cousin of my mother's line to me, nothing else, and I don't have the slightest idea of marrying her." But my mother didn't give up and always wanted to take the opportunity to match. ”

Things like a cousin marrying a cousin are very common in Beixin, and Tan's approach of wanting to put his niece by his side is completely understandable, after all, his own children are always better than outsiders, and they also have feelings.

"When I came out of the small study, I happened to see my cousin in the yard, so I simply took a look." Ran Ning said. Her first impression of Tan Ling was not good, but there was no sense of threat either.

"Hmm. In fact, Tan Ling did not enter the door of the Zhong family, in addition to the fact that I didn't like her, the attitude of my grandfather and father was also very important. None of them thought that Tan Ling was suitable to be my wife, so they never let go, let alone persuade me. There are many things, Zhong Su understands better than his mother, "As a junior, I can't say that my grandfather's family is not, but what is certain is that Tan Ling can't afford the responsibility of Mrs. Zhenbei Hou in the future, and I have no plans to marry a side room, not now or in the future." ”

Ran Ning turned her head unexpectedly and looked at Zhong Su with wide eyes, "...... you say?"

Seeing her stupid appearance, Zhong Su lowered his head and kissed her, saying, "Never, so in my life, only one of you is enough." ”

Ran Ning pursed her lips and suppressed an irrepressible smile, this is something that many women can't ask for, but Zhong Su directly gave her such a promise, how could she not be moved?

Zhong Su hugged her over, with great force, as if he wanted to rub her into his body, "You don't need to worry, there's nothing to worry about." Since you have entered the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, you have already been approved by your grandfather, father and aunt, and it is only a matter of time before your mother is there, you just do what you want to do. ”

Ran Ning buried her face in Zhong Su's neck and said softly: "What I care more about is your approval than these. ”

Zhong Su chuckled and said, "I know." You're the first person who can be so calm after seeing me crazy, and I don't have any reason to let you go. ”

"Because I know you won't hurt me." Ran Ning said.

"You believe in me too much." Zhong Su himself didn't dare to guarantee that he would not hurt Ran Ning.

"Yes, if I don't even believe you, who else can I believe?" Ran Ning smiled.

"Okay." Zhong Su's strength in holding her was even heavier.

In the courtyard, the maids are cleaning up. Xiao Wu went to reply, but he hasn't come back yet. Bizhu listened to the door for a while, but she didn't hear the sound inside, and she didn't know if she should bother, but lunch had already been delivered, so she didn't have to be cold.

After listening for a while, he really couldn't hear any movement, so Bizhu knocked on the door and said, "Uncle, young lady, lunch is here." ”

Ran Ning withdrew from Zhong Su's arms, Zhong Su touched her smooth cheeks, and said to Bizhu, "Send it in." ”

"Yes." Bizhu answered, opened the door, and asked the maid to bring in and set the lunch. I didn't say much during the whole process, and after everything was laid out, I retreated.

Zhong Su and Ran Ning sat down at the table and began to eat. Because it was in his own room, the matter of eating without saying anything was not as demanding as it was required.

"Tan Ling knows you're not feeling well, will you come over in the afternoon?" Ran Ning asked. She felt that Tan Ling liked Zhong Su, Xiao Wu was uncomfortable when she went to report Zhong Su, and she couldn't go over, Tan Ling should come to visit her.

"No, it won't." Zhong Su helped Ran Ning peel the shrimp and put it in her bowl.

Ran Ning looked at him puzzled.

Zhong Su picked up another shrimp and continued to peel it, saying, "When she first saw me crazy, she was directly stunned. She didn't dare to come, which was part of the reason why her grandfather and father wouldn't think about her at all. ”

It's actually normal for a timid woman to faint in fright, after all, Zhong Su's appearance is really scary. However, objectively speaking, Zhenbei Hou Mansion really can't have such a young lady, Zhong Su needs to be taken care of by others after he goes crazy, and it is impossible to spare time to take care of the frightened young lady. But she was very curious, how could Concubine Xian be so sure that she would not be frightened and faint in the first place?

Having said that, it's no wonder that when Tan Ling saw her today, she wasn't half surprised by the injury on her face, it seemed that she already knew what was going on, and it was estimated that she also had a deep understanding of the destructive power of Zhong Su's madness, and she was no longer surprised, and her mother-in-law also mentioned a few words. However, the medicine Zhong Su applied to her was really good, and now the red mark is not so heavy, only a pink color remains.

"Don't talk about her, my mother doesn't need me to say anything, as long as my grandfather and father don't let go, Tan Ling won't be able to enter the Zhenbei Hou Mansion." Zhong Su has his own plans for his life and future arrangements, and there is Ran Ning in his plan, but there is no one else, so it is not easy for anyone to destroy his plans and intentions.

After lunch, Ran Ning and Zhong Su returned to the warm pavilion to drink tea and chat.

"I'm going to buy dim sum today?" Ran Ning picked up another piece of dim sum that Zhong Su brought back, it tasted really good, sweet but not greasy.

"I got together with Mu Yi and Hengyang, and made an appointment to come to the guest house, where the dim sum was good, so I packed a few extra things." Zhong Su wouldn't lie to Ran Ning that he bought it for her, and if it was, he wouldn't pretend.

Ran Ning nodded, "It's delicious." ”

"Then I'll bring it to you next time." Zhong Su didn't mind going around and buying it for Ran Ning.

"Okay." Ran Ning was not polite, she regarded this as Zhong Su's favor for him, and accepted it gladly.

"There's something I'd like to hear from you." Zhong Su put down the teacup and said.

"What's the matter?" Ran Ning asked.

"After the next court today, the emperor called me and several princes to the imperial study alone......

"Wait." Ran Ning interrupted her and said, "The matter of the court, it is really inconvenient for me to discuss it as a woman. ”

"I already have a plan in mind, I just want to tell you about it." Zhong Su said.

Ran Ning thought about it for a moment and nodded, "You can say it." "They're husband and wife, and it's okay to say that in private.

"Autumn floods in the south left tens of thousands of people homeless. The prefect asked the imperial court for help, but the imperial court had already allocated the funds for dam repair this year. Later, after an undercover investigation, those funds were embezzled by officials from all sides, and in the end, there was not much left. And the most greedy is the local prefect. And the prefect's power in the court is also intertwined, and it affects the whole body. Now that the disaster situation is severe, even if the prefect is beheaded and a new prefect is sent over, the fundamental problem will still not be solved, and the imperial court will not have any extra silver to allocate two or two, the best way is to let the prefect take out the silver himself. But how to get him to take it out is also a problem. Zhong Su told the story.

"What do people say?" Ran Ning asked.

"Everyone is very cautious about this kind of thing, after all, I don't know which side of the prefect will be involved. However, in the opinion of several princes, they directly sent troops to suppress it, and raided the prefect's house and took out the silver. As for the people involved behind the prefect, they don't dare to go against the court if they want to, just strengthen their vigilance. Zhong Su didn't say in detail which princes' opinions.

"What do you think?" Ran Ning asked with a smile.

"Sending troops is not a solution, but it will cost the people and money. If you can catch the prefect standing in line, and put pressure on the people above Guò, you should be able to make him spit out the silver. Others will be dealt with after the disaster has eased. Zhong Su said. The disaster situation in the south has been severe, and if there is a cost for sending troops, it is better to use it to help the victims.

"Didn't the emperor ask the opinions of the old ministers?" Ran Ning felt that it was unreasonable for the emperor to only find a few juniors to discuss this kind of thing.

"There should be a question, but who can guess the emperor's thoughts?" Zhong Su rarely guessed this, he knew that as long as he grasped his degree well, even if he didn't guess, the emperor would not do anything to him.

Ran Ning nodded, and didn't say much.

Seeing that she was silent, Zhong Su nodded the tip of her nose and said, "What about opinions?" ”

"Didn't you say just let me hear it?" Ran Ning smiled, "I'm a woman, so I don't have any opinions, but just listen to it." ”

Zhong Su didn't force her, just smiled, picked a piece of dim sum and ate it slowly.

Ran Ning didn't know why Zhong Su was sure that she would have an idea, but she didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the court. Her grandfather told her that whether you have the ability to help is one thing, and whether you want to help is another. You need to measure this yourself, but it's always right to be introverted.

When it was time for Ran Ning to take a nap, Zhong Su got up and said, "You sleep for a while, and I'll go to the study to write excerpts." He didn't have the habit of taking a nap, but sometimes he would accompany Ran Ning.

"Let's take a nap and write again, and your thoughts will be clearer when you wake up." Ran Ning said.

"I'm going to talk to my grandfather and father." Regarding this matter, Zhong Su was obviously very cautious, "This is the first time that the six princes have been called to the imperial study to discuss matters, and they must be well behaved." ”

Ran Ning was surprised, no wonder Zhong Su was so concerned, the Six Emperors were born to the virtuous concubine, and they were also Zhong Su's cousins, and when they got married, the Six Princes also arrived, but they didn't see it. In this way, not only Zhong Su is concerned, but I am afraid that my grandfather and father will also be concerned.

Ran Ning sat down in front of the dressing table, and while removing the hair ornament on her head, she pretended to be casual and said: "The emperor should not want to send troops, otherwise there is no need to discuss with you, just give an order." In case any of the King of Fan is involved this time, even if the guards are strengthened according to what several princes said, it will not be of much use, after all, the rabbit will bite when it is in a hurry. You can see this as a test, or as a temptation. But who can guess the emperor's thoughts? ”

Zhong Su listened to her with interest.

Ran Ning paused for a moment, and asked seemingly casually: "You said that whether it is grandfather or father, who does you care about the most in this mansion?" ”

Zhong Su said almost without even thinking about it: "Me." ”

"yes. It's all the same, there is always a younger generation who can make the elders bankrupt for him. And the juniors, after all, they are young and vigorous, and there are always some impulsive places, even if they don't, they can let him have ......" After speaking, Ran Ning covered her mouth and yawned, took off her coat and went to bed, and she was not ready to say anything.

Zhong Su chuckled and walked over, helped Ran Ning cover the quilt, and without saying much, turned around and left the house.

Ran Ning closed her eyes, and no longer thought about what she had just done, she said everything she had to say, as for how to do it and how to phrase it, it was none of her business, just let Zhong Su discuss it with her grandfather, father and the six princes.