The mistress is mighty, bringing 88 dowries to flatten the Marquis's mansion

On the corridor, Princess Duan suddenly asked, "I heard that the Ruan family has been busy with water transportation recently? Are you interested in expanding your business to the south?"

Ruan Shuyan admitted frankly: "The capital is too small."

Princess Duan smiled faintly: "The capital city is indeed not big, but the issue of water transportation cannot be solved with just a piece of calligraphy and painting."

Ruan Shuyan tilted her head slightly, and the corners of her lips curled up: "The Ruan family, no, it should be said that the title of the Royal Merchant is worthy."

It is impossible for a piece of calligraphy and painting to expand one’s network of contacts in Jiangnan, but the title of imperial merchant can.

More importantly, Princess Duan had been watching for so long, she must have known the behavior of her two brothers.

Princess Duan already knew the answer.

In the silence, Princess Duan stopped.

The wind blew through the corridor, and she looked at Ruan Shuyan with some seriousness in her eyes: "You are very good."

"Thank you for the compliment, Princess."

Ruan Shuyan was neither humble nor arrogant, and was not affected by Princess Duan's attitude at all.

Princess Duan saw this and sighed inwardly. This woman was indeed different from the noble ladies in the capital. It was a pity that the Ruan family's status was too low before. Otherwise...

She put aside her thoughts and continued, "Come back again after your brother comes back."

After that, the two of them didn't mention anything related. Ruan Shuyan accompanied Princess Duan to look at calligraphy and paintings for a while, then said goodbye and left.

But when she arrived at the door, she found Ruan Shuhuan waiting for her.

When their eyes met, Ruan Shuyan raised her eyebrows slightly and asked knowingly, "Sister, are you waiting for me?"

Ruan Shuhuan stared at her closely, and just when Ruan Shuyan thought she was going to say something harsh, she turned and left.

Ruan Shuyan was completely confused by this move. What exactly did Ruan Shuhuan want to do?

She couldn't figure it out, so she just kept it to herself.

Five days passed in a flash and Mother Lai brought some medicinal herbs.

After Ruan Shuyan checked it and found nothing wrong, she asked her to send it to Wen Sheng: "Find out more about the assassination of my son-in-law."

"Yes."

After watching Lai's mother leave, Ruan Shuyan walked to the door, looked at the rolling clouds in the sky, and frowned unconsciously.

The capital city had been eerily quiet these past few days, especially the North City, which had remained virtually unchanged. This made Ruan Shuyan feel very uneasy, and the feeling that a storm was about to come became more and more obvious.

At some point, the sun was covered by dark clouds.

A gust of wind blew, ruffling Ruan Shuyan's hair and clothes.

Chuntao came running over in a hurry: "Miss, please stop standing outside. It's going to rain."

As if to confirm Chuntao's words, as soon as she finished speaking, heavy rain began to pour down.

Ruan Shuyan took a look and retreated into the house.

Not long after, Xie Yuchun came into the room, all wet.

"lady."

Ruan Shuyan nodded and asked Chuntao to prepare dry clothes and ginger soup. By the time everything was ready, it was already half an hour later.

Xie Yuchun sat at the table with a smile on his face: "I think the matter in North City will have a result."

Ruan Shuyan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Has the court changed people?"

Xie Yuchun shook his head: "No, but Guan Zhongyu is too busy to handle it."

As soon as these words came out, Ruan Shuyan was aroused: "What did my husband do?"

Xie Yuchun did not answer but asked: "It must be something I did?"

Ruan Shuyan held her head with one hand: "If it wasn't my husband who did it, then he was the one who did it unjustly."

The two looked at each other and both smiled.

An hour later, the heavy rain stopped.

Ruan Shuyan was about to see Xie Yuchun off when she saw Lai's mother appear in a hurry, her face full of panic.

"Oh no, Miss, there's a fight going on over in the North City with the government officials!"

what?

Ruan Shuyan and Xie Yuchun's faces changed, and without asking any more questions, they all walked out.

North City.

Wen Sheng's face was tense as he checked the conditions of the people lying on the ground one by one.

Beside them, the third brother and a few others were standing there in a daze. Who could have thought that government officials would take advantage of the heavy rain to come to North City to take action?

Fortunately, Wen Sheng had already placed drugs in North City. Once activated, anyone who approached would fall unconscious.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast they were, the effect of the medicine was slowed down by the heavy rain. Even though most of the officials were knocked unconscious, some were still injured.

"Old Third Master, I'm afraid the fight between us in North City and the government will end in a fight to the death."

A middle-aged man limped over, his face full of bitterness as he spoke.

Although no one died, some soldiers were injured after all. Now is the most critical moment for the North City. Can the court let it go?

The third brother wiped his face and was about to speak when Wen Sheng beside him said, "Why are you panicking? This isn't the first time they've taken action. Can the imperial court still eat us up?"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly: "That's easy to say, but if the imperial court really takes action, it will be more terrifying than eating us."

The third brother sighed: "Don't argue, the key now is not what will happen to the court."

Wen Sheng and the middle-aged man turned their heads at the same time.

After a brief silence, Wen Sheng rubbed his brows and said, "You want to talk about Miss Ruan, right?"

The third brother nodded solemnly: "Yes, Miss Ruan is sincerely concerned about the people of North City. If this incident happened only in North City, it would be fine. But if the court..."

He didn't finish his words, but everyone present understood what he meant.

As a result, even Wen Sheng's expression became solemn.

He didn't know that Ruan Shuyan had a purpose, but this did not prevent Ruan Shuyan from really doing things, which was completely different from the court.

"Da da da……"

The sound of horse hooves was heard and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

The next moment, the third brother showed surprise on his face: "It's Miss Ruan's carriage."

As soon as Ruan Shuyan got off the carriage, she met several pairs of gazes. She didn't care and strode over.

"I heard there was a problem here, what happened?"

The third brother did not hide anything and told the situation directly.

Ruan Shuyan had been worried all the way, but at this moment she finally let go. As long as no one died, there was a way to turn the situation around.

"Ms. Ruan, have we caused you any trouble?"

Ruan Shuyan smiled slightly: "This matter is indeed a bit troublesome, but it is not causing trouble for me. However, it is not a big problem and there is a way to solve it."

The third brother's eyes lit up: "How to solve it?"

On the other side, Xie Yuchun approached the government officials.

Wen Sheng noticed his behavior and immediately came over: "If today's matter is not handled properly, it will easily implicate Miss Ruan and the Ruan family."

Xie Yuchun glanced at him, and there was a hint of ambiguity in his calm expression.

"If you want me to take the blame, just say it directly. No need to beat around the bush."

Wen Sheng smiled, but his eyes were cold: "If Lord Xie hadn't made a mistake, how could Beicheng be in its current state? Miss Ruan is good, but Lord Xie..."

He shook his head, looked at Xie Yuchun deliberately, then turned and left.

Xie Yuchun narrowed his eyes. This Wen Sheng was really interesting.

At this time, Ruan Shuyan came to him and said, "Husband, shall we talk?"