Ruan Dacheng walked out of the prison room and stood at the door, feeling refreshed. Although he was fifty-nine, his face was red and full of energy.
Seeing the complicated look on the Qianniu Town's sword-carrying officer down the corridor, Ruan Dacheng wanted to shout Kunqu Opera at the top of his lungs. However, he was afraid of disturbing His Highness Jianguo, who was still sleeping. They really talked about it last night.
too late.
I stayed up all night and talked all night long.
Ruan Dacheng's impression of His Highness Jian Guo has been greatly changed. He originally thought that Jian Guo was as decisive and easy to kill as Taizu, but after careful discussion, he found that this was not the case. In fact, Jian Guo's view of the current situation was far beyond his level.
The old man suddenly felt that the fog was lifted, and he fell to the ground in admiration.
Ruan Dacheng finally gained the favor and trust of the Supervisory State by virtue of his own ability. Not only was he assigned to Jin Quyan as a sub-inspector, but he was also entrusted with an important task and was given a secret mission.
He still remembered last night, when talking about Xingnong, His Highness once held his hand and told him that as long as he could achieve some real achievements in eastern Zhejiang, then the next step would be to let him serve as governor, and the next step would be
The governor will also ask him to join the cabinet as a bachelor in the future, and even become the first assistant in the future.
Ruan Dacheng shed tears on the spot after hearing this promise. He prided himself on being smart. He turned against Dong Lin and switched to the eunuch party. Didn't he just want to prove his ability? He didn't rely entirely on Dong Lin, but did he have the ability? It's just that
After all, he was a little younger at that time. He had been quiet for twenty years, but now he is still appreciated by the prison country. He must prove himself.
After leaving, he first went to see Fang Duanshi, who was originally a supervisor of the Ministry of National Security and is now the deputy director of the Liangtai.
The two of them are fellow Tongcheng fellows, and they got along well before in Fang Guoan's army.
"Your Highness has a secret mission for us. From now on, you are the prefect of Hangzhou and will be temporarily stationed in Fuyang."
Ruan Dacheng took the little fellow to talk in detail, and Fang Duanshi, who had been extremely frustrated recently, couldn't help but rekindle his fighting spirit.
On the same day, the two left Yanzhou and rushed back to Shaoxing.
"Father has just come back and is leaving now?"
When Ruan Lizhen heard that her father was back, she rushed over, only to see her father packing his things again, "Well, I have something else to do."
"Where to go?"
"As my father, I have been summoned by the prison government and given important positions. Now I am a member of the Jinqu Yan Taoist branch."
Ruan Dacheng looked at his daughter and couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken, "That bastard Cao Taiwang is treating you like this now. I don't think you need to fight against him. Just make peace with him."
Ruan Lizhen was somewhat indifferent, "It's good now. He lives his life and I live mine, and we don't meet or quarrel. I heard that he has recently taken in a new young concubine, and he is very happy."
"It's nothing like this. There's no need to force it. Why should I, Ruan Dacheng's daughter, feel so wronged to me? You gave birth to three sons to the Cao family, how can you feel sorry for him? Now that that's the case, you can take your third son, Brother Zhu, to stay at home.
Just make up and leave, and dad will find a hero for you."
"Dad, I'm already in my thirties, what else do I have to worry about?"
"This is not called tossing. Did you do anything wrong at all? Just because you are my daughter, Ruan Dacheng, the Cao family treated you so badly? But when I was in power, how did the Cao family flatter you? Cao Taiwang
That bastard, why did you come to me to ask for an official position in the first place? Why don't you think you are too high? When I lost power, you said I was a traitor. If you want to draw a clear line, draw it clearly, but you are his wife, and he insults you like this.
, is this what a man does?"
Ruan Dacheng looked down upon his son-in-law, and his daughter also had a very bad relationship with him.
"I think Lihua Ni'er is becoming more elegant and graceful now. How about her playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
"Good."
Ruan Lihua is the niece of Ruan Dacheng and the daughter of his cousin. Lihua has always had a good relationship with her sister Lizhen. Now in her 20th year, Hua has been studying piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with Lizhen, and she has been taught well.
Ruan Dacheng pinched his chin, "There are currently one concubine and four concubines in the prison country. There are few people in the harem, and there are no heirs yet. I think Lihua is a good girl and want to send her to the palace. Go and ask her if she has such intention. If so,
If you are willing, you can take your sister to Yanzhou and I will make arrangements."
His calculation was also good. If his niece could enter the palace, then he would be able to secure his position even more.
He only wanted to make a career and slap those guys from the Donglin Party in the face.
After hurriedly explaining, Ruan Dacheng left again.
Ruan Lizhen returned to the room, held her chin in her hands and fell into deep thought.
The Ruan family, the Cao family, the Liu family, and the Fang family in Tongcheng are all well-known local families and have been married for generations. The ancestors of the Ruan family in Tongcheng can be traced back to Ruan Zongjiang, the general in Jiangnan during the Tang Dynasty, who moved from Chang'an to Tongcheng for dozens of generations.
Ruan Dacheng's great-grandfather Ruan E, the corrupt official who visited Zhejiang and Fujian during the Jiajing period, is already the fifty-fourth generation, and his legacy has been passed down for thousands of years.
Ruan E gave birth to three brothers, Zi Lun and Zi Hua. Zi Lun also gave birth to three sons, named Yi Ding, Yi Xun, and Yi Fu. Ruan Dacheng was the son of the second son Yi Xun. Because the eldest son Yi Ding had no children, he later gave birth to him.
Xun's son Ruan Dacheng was adopted as his elder brother's heir.
However, Yi Xun never gave birth to another son, and he died very early. According to the local tradition at that time, one shouldered two sects, which meant that he was restored to be the heir of his biological father, and at the same time he continued to inherit his father's ancestral lineage.
According to custom, in the future, Ruan Dacheng's sons will be divided into two groups, one will be the eldest grandson of Yi Ding, and the other will be the eldest grandson of Yi Xun. However, no one would have thought that Ruan Dacheng would be sixty years old and would give birth to an only daughter like Ruan Lizhen.
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Now Ruan Dacheng saw that the relationship between his daughter and son-in-law was not harmonious, so he wanted his daughter to take her third son back to the Ruan family, change Cao Tan's surname to Ruan, and establish him as his heir and grandson.
One was inherited under the name of Ruan Yixun, and the other was inherited under the name of Ruan Yidian.
People at that time paid great attention to the issue of family heirs. If you had no children, you would have to adopt a nephew from your own clan.
But for some unknown reason, the Ruan clan has had few heirs in each branch in recent years.
The four families of Ruan Fang and Liu Cao in Tongcheng are related by marriage and have been relatives for generations. Ruan Dacheng's grandson actually has a lot of Ruan blood in his body. It would be closer to him if he changed his surname. However, the old Cao family was not willing to do it. They also disliked Ruan Dacheng's current reputation. Ruan Dacheng was also annoyed.
If so, then just leave and bring one of the three grandchildren back as an heir.
Ruan Lizhen was caught in the middle, and it was very hard. She no longer had any feelings for her husband, and the relationship was very tense. But although she was a talented girl from Jiangnan, she was still a woman after all. She divorced in her thirties, and she took her son back to her parents' home to change her surname for heirs. This
Things are indeed not simple either.
"Sister, what are you thinking about? Didn't you say that the eldest father is back? Why is he missing again?"
"Oh, the supervisor had an errand, and he left again just after he came back." Ruan Lizhen looked at her niece who came in, put her thoughts away, and pulled her to sit down, "Sister, I have something to ask you. If you have a chance, would you like to enter the palace?
"
"Enter the palace?"
"It means entering the harem of the prison country and becoming a wife."
Young Ruan Lihua said with a smile, "Of course I do, His Highness Jian Guo is now the hero of countless girls in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Okay, pack up and I'll take you to Yanzhou."
"Oh, you are not joking, sister."
"Are you kidding me?"
The girl stuttered for a moment.
"Sister, I'll ask you again, are you willing to enter the palace?"
The girl's face turned red, and she couldn't say anything for a long time, "I wish... I wish..."