After traveling to a country where women are king, I abandoned my husband and children
Chapter 14: The Lady Marshal
"My dear, please try today's lychee crystal shrimp. It's the specialty of the cook in our mansion. I heard from the maids in Shuyue Pavilion that the princess never fails to praise it." Ping Hao recommended as he took the food out of the lunch box.
Lu Yao thought to himself that your princess loves to eat fish and shrimp, so how could the cook not study this?
He said everything about this mansion was good except that it was too big and too deserted. On weekdays, apart from the servants cleaning, there was no one else to be seen. There was not even a lively atmosphere.
Thinking about the crowded military camp, he felt uncomfortable.
Looking at the delicious food in front of him, he felt even worse.
Just last month, his soldiers were beaming with joy because each of them could have a piece of braised pork.
In terms of military strength, Jinglong is undoubtedly superior to Hengyang, but in terms of economic development and social construction, Jinglong really cannot compare with Hengyang.
As a warlord leader, he could be happy just eating pork elbows. But compared to Princess Hengyang, he looked like a country bumpkin.
"Is your princess...very rich?" When asking this, Lu Yao couldn't hide the sourness in his words.
Ping Hao didn't take it to heart. There were too many people in this world who hated the rich, and he sometimes had some complaints in his heart.
"Really?" Of course, he was proud of it. "My princess's surname is Ge. The Ge family has only one son from generation to generation, and there has never been a prodigal daughter. The output of the land and manor alone is amazing. What's more, the husbands of each generation are also good at business. The family is engaged in ship trading and crop export business. It also runs a five-star hotel and a chain of restaurants, as well as several brands of snacks, beverages, furniture and kitchenware. The rest are scattered and there are many things we don't know."
Lu Yao almost drooled when he heard this. How much money would that be? If he gave it to his army...
But Ping Hao said, "But our princess spends a lot as she earns a lot. The money for the relief of martyrs' families alone accounts for more than half of her income."
"Relatives of a martyr?" Lu Yao raised his eyebrows.
Ping Hao nodded, "In the battle where the Duke of Yushan Pass died, although she led 50,000 troops to kill 260,000 enemies, less than 10,000 of the 50,000 troops survived, and the remaining 40,000 people, including the Duke himself, died. That was more than 40,000 young and strong people, and many families had elderly parents and children. Although the court also issued pensions, it was not as much as the income of a young and strong laborer. When the princess was fourteen years old, the family of a martyr could not bear it anymore. The daughter was admitted to university but could not raise the tuition. Her father came to our princess and knelt down to kowtow, giving her a way out. Our princess had a high fever that caused myocarditis and had just been discharged from the hospital. When she learned about this, she did not delay at all. Not only did she pay the tuition for four years of university on the spot, but she also set up a foundation to provide pensions for martyrs' families. At the beginning, the pension target was only the martyrs' families of the battle of Yushan Pass. Later, she took care of all the martyrs' families of the old members of the Ge family."
Lu Yao couldn't help but stand in awe. No matter whether the princess did it out of kindness or to win people's hearts, since she did it, she deserved his attention.
It seems that although this princess is just an ordinary person and her personal morality has some flaws, she is quite kind and righteous.
But at this moment, Ping Hao chuckled twice, nudged Lu Yao with his shoulder and said, "My dear, if you envy the wealth of the mansion, you still have the opportunity to benefit from it."
Lu Yao had a feeling something was wrong, and frowned slightly, "What do you mean?"
"Don't play dumb." Ping Hao said, "If you are really noble, can you eat and drink for free in the mansion with a clear conscience?"
Lu Yao suddenly choked.
Ping Hao continued, "With your face, you really have a chance. The ministers in Beiyuan are all good-looking, but none of them can compare to you."
"You want me to be a gigolo?" Lu Yao bit his teeth almost to pieces.
"Don't say such harsh words." Ping Hao said unhappily: "Do you think it's so easy to be our princess's assistant minister? As for those assistant ministers in Beiyuan, their backgrounds would scare you to death. Some are the mayor's youngest son, and the son of the vice chairman of the Health Committee... They are all famous."
Lu Yao raised his eyebrows, "Is your princess so popular that people of such status are willing to serve as her ministers?" With that status, she is barely qualified to be her legal husband, right?
He had a hunch that something was wrong.
"What do you know? Our princess is beautiful." Ping Hao said proudly, "Do you know what our princess' nickname is in school? Fairy Princess! That's not an exaggeration at all."
"If your face is this one among men," he said with a thumbs up, "then this one among women must be our princess."
Hearing this, Lu Yao touched his face.
He knew what he looked like. When he was in school, he was pursued by many rich girls because of this face. Of course, he was also oppressed and persecuted by many homosexuals. To be honest, it’s not that no man had shown interest in him.
Even after joining the army, he often got into trouble because of this face.
Later, when he went to the battlefield, he was mocked and ridiculed by the enemy because of this face. Some enemies even gave him an insulting nickname - Niang Dashuai.
His subordinates were indignant about this, but he himself didn't care much.
In his early years, he was indeed androgynous, and even if he didn't wear women's clothes, it was easy for people to mistake his gender for hers. But later, he entered a military academy and joined the army. Years of training and combat had already transformed him completely.
Nowadays, this face can at most be called handsome. If you say it's ugly... then those people are definitely jealous.
Now, hearing Ping Hao describe the princess's appearance in this way, he actually felt a little curious.
but……
"How can I meet your princess?" he asked.
Ping Hao just thought that he was moved. He was happy at first - he had accomplished what Yao Niang had asked him to do. But then he became worried again.
"Well... our princess has a somewhat cold personality. If you say you want to thank her, she will definitely say no. Unless you say you are leaving and want to say goodbye, she will probably meet you out of politeness." As he spoke, his face couldn't help but turn bitter.
This won't work.
No matter how handsome this young man is, it is impossible for the princess to be reluctant to let him leave the house after just one meeting.
After all, it’s not like I haven’t seen it before.
Hearing this, Lu Yao was calm. "Then I'll go see him after I recover." He was just a little curious.
Ping Hao had figured it out in his mind. He had to go talk to Yao Niang. At least he had to let his husband have the opportunity to see the princess more often.
If my husband could stay in the mansion and be a minister, would he also be able to rise to a high position?
Hehe, at least I can bring the leftovers home every day.
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