After the marriage, my husband's family listened to my voice and turned the tide

It always rains in summer.

The misty rain shrouded the capital city for many days, until the day when the empress dowager's coffin was buried. The clouds then parted, the sun shone down on the earth, and it was another sunny day with gentle breezes.

In the afternoon, a man in riding clothes quietly entered the city gate, returned home, changed his clothes, and went straight to the palace.

Royal study room.

Sitting on the throne was the current supreme ruler, Emperor Mingwu. He was not even 50 years old, but he was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and looked majestic and domineering.

Sitting at the bottom were the Crown Prince Ke Yu and the Second Prince Ke Rui. In the middle, two young men were kneeling and bowing.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"

"Your humble servant pays homage to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Emperor Mingwu said, "Stand up and take a seat."

"Thank you, Father."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The eunuch put chairs for the two men. After they sat down, Emperor Mingwu said, "Fourth Brother, you are going to Shabei to guard Shabei for me. Is there anything you want?"

The fourth prince, Ke Ming, was wearing a mountain blue round-necked brocade robe. He sat gracefully with his back straight. He had a handsome face and the appearance of a gentleman, truly a gentleman as handsome as jade.

He smiled gently: "It is my duty as a son to share your father's worries. It is just my responsibility. I dare not take credit for it."

Emperor Mingwu waved his hand and said with great vigor, "Eh? You should be rewarded for your merits."

Ke Ming paused, glanced at the young man sitting next to him, and smiled at Emperor Mingwu: "Father, this is Guard Ji. He has made great efforts to defend Shabei and fight against the barbarians with me. If you want to reward people according to their merits, why not reward Guard Ji first?"

Emperor Mingwu took the opportunity to look at Ji Zhang and said, "I have heard that this boy saved your life in a critical moment. His contribution is indeed not small." He glanced at his three sons and said, "I think he should be given the title of Guide Langjiang. What do you think?"

The three brothers said in unison: "Father is wise."

Emperor Mingwu said, "The Fourth Prince has made great contributions in defending Shabei and repelling the Northern Barbarian Army, so he will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold. Guard Ji has made great contributions in assisting the Fourth Prince in defending Shabei and blocking the sword for the Fourth Prince, so he will be named General Guide and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."

Ke Ming and Ji Zhang knelt down again and kowtowed to thank the emperor for his grace.

"My son, I thank my father for the reward."

"I thank the emperor for his grace."

Emperor Mingwu waved his hand and said, "Come here, draft an edict..."

……

After leaving the imperial study, Ke Rui followed Ke Yu's steps.

After walking a little further, Ke Rui asked, "Brother, why are we here this time?"

Ke Yu walked away and said, "Go ask our father."

Ke Rui smiled and said, "I'm timid."

Ke Yu stopped and looked at him, his clear eyes were warm and cold: "You dare to guess the emperor's intentions. I think you are very brave, my second brother."

Having said that, he continued walking forward.

This time, Ke Rui stopped where he was and did not follow him. He just stared at Ke Yu's receding back, as if thinking about something.

The news of the Fourth Prince's triumphant return to the capital spread the next day. At the same time, an imperial edict flew into South Street.

Although no large banquets could be held during the mourning period for the empress dowager, the news that the guard of Nanjie Ji was promoted to the rank of Guide Langjiang still spread throughout the capital city like the wind.

Ji Zhang's former colleagues all sent him gifts, but since they couldn't hold a banquet, no one came to celebrate.

Instead, Yu Jing sent a letter to Shang Tingli, inviting her and Ke Xin to his house for dinner.

Shang Tingli handed the post to Ke Xin and asked bluntly, "Are you going?"

After all, it was her uncle's family, and on the surface they did not seem to be at odds with each other. She had to give some face to her uncle for the invitation, so she was going to have the meal.

However, whether Ke Xin goes or not is his freedom, and she will not force him.

Ke Xin sneered: "You want me to celebrate for a fifth-rank official? No."

"...Okay." Shang Tingli said.

Although the post did not say why they had to go back for dinner, at this point, one could tell that it was to celebrate for Ji Zhang.

[You are right. Ji Zhang is indeed not worthy of you condescending to eat at his table. If possible, I don't want to go either.]

Ke Xin opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

Xiao Cao, a maidservant, came in from outside and said after greeting, "Prince, Princess, the water in the small pond has overflowed, and the roots of the surrounding flower beds have been submerged."

There was a small garden behind the new garden. There was a small pond in the garden, with many lotus flowers planted. They were blooming just as well as the flowers in the lotus pond of the Xu family. There were August osmanthus flowers planted by the pond, as well as many pink roses and purple roses...

There are some other flowers, but I am not very clear about them in the etiquette book.

Xiao Cao said, "From what I see, it's like a small pond that's flooded. The flowers around it couldn't escape, and all the ones that were flooded were drowned."

"Flooding?"

Shang Tingli frowned.

Xiao Cao nodded: "Yes, I came to ask you for instructions. Please allow me to take a few people to check the lines."

Shang Tingli said, "Go ask Madam Zhao to call a few people to go with you."

"Yes."

After Xiaocao left, Shang Tingli fell into deep thought.

Ke Xin sat aside and looked at her, waving his hands in front of her, but she didn't react at all, obviously immersed in her own thoughts.

He waited by the side, wondering if he could hear what she was thinking.

Soon, her inner voice began to speak.

[Floods... floods! How could I forget such a crucial thing! ]

Shang Tingli was thinking about it and almost slapped his thigh in excitement.

Ke Xin pricked up his ears and listened.

[Yes, this is the rainy season. The south is the most prone to floods. In my previous life, Nanwu was hit by a flood. The entire Nanwu collapsed in the flood. A flood displaced many people! Calculating the time, isn't it August? ]

Thinking of this, Shang Tingli felt very sad.

Since she was old enough to understand, she grew up in Nanwu, and later came to Shangjing to live under someone else's roof. To her, it was just leaving her hometown. But now, she didn't even think of such a big thing! If Xiaocao hadn't discovered that the small pond was flooded today, she might not have remembered the flood in Nanwu.

How sad.

Ke Xin narrowed his eyes slightly. Is there a flood in Nanwu?

[I have to think of a way to save the people of Nanwu from the dire situation. It is July now, and there is still more than a month left. I hope it will be in time.]

Shang Tingli rubbed his forehead.

I've been thinking too much lately and occasionally feel tired.

[My father was the prefect of Nanwu for his entire life. Before he died, he was thinking about the people of Nanwu. When he saw the people of Nanwu being homeless in heaven, he must have been very sad, right?]

A large hand rested on her shoulder.

Shang Tingli raised his eyes, puzzled: "Prince?"

Ke Xin withdrew his hand, raised his chin slightly and said: "At this time, you should set off for the Yi Zhong Hou Mansion."

Shang Tingli looked outside and it was about the middle of the afternoon, so it was time to set off.

She said "Oh" and went to the inner room silently, changed her clothes and when she came out, Ke Xin was gone.

When she arrived at the gate of the palace, she saw a golden figure standing in front of the carriage.