The son-in-law is a thief

Then the maids fetched water again and waited for Gu Ruyang to wash up for a while. Gu Ruyang insisted on coming by himself, but it was almost Maoshi, Feng Jian was afraid of delaying the time, so he insisted on letting the maids serve him. Gu Ruyang was not good either. He got angry with Feng Jian, so he stood there passively accepting the care from the princess mansion with a face of helplessness, only Zhaoyang sat aside and watched Gu Ruyang's embarrassment, secretly smiling.

After a while Fengdi entered the room, she walked to Zhaoyang and said that Sun Zhimiao, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Kong Puzhi, the chief of the Department of Rituals, had arrived ahead of time and were waiting in the meeting hall of the front yard. Zhaoyang nodded in response, and asked Feng When Di went to call Qin Huan'an, she also went there to wait. She intentionally let Huan'an get in touch with the courtiers more and make friends more.

"My son-in-law, let's go out after packing up." Zhao Yang stood up as she spoke, and she walked towards Gu Ruyang, and the maidservants who were waiting on Gu Ruyang's side tactfully retreated.

Gu Ruyang looked at himself, and asked Zhaoyang: "The princess thinks my outfit is okay?"

"Fuma is really dressed like a handsome young man. If he goes to the street, it will be like a cart full of fruits." A little maid behind Fengdi couldn't help but say.

Feng Jian patted the little maid's head lightly, and said: "You are getting more and more wanton, this son-in-law talks to the princess, how can you talk too much."

"Fuma's dress is very good, no worse than the grandson of any family." Zhaoyang looked outside the door and said: "The people from the Ministry of Rites have arrived, and I will go there with the son-in-law."

"It's Princess Lao."

Gu Ruyang walked to Zhaoyang's side, the two smiled at each other and walked out of the house side by side, Feng Jian naturally followed, leaving only two maids waiting on the clothes.

"Hey..." the talkative maid sighed: "I thought it was a pity that the princess was going to marry the old man Chen Qingchuan in her prime, but now it seems even more pity."

"Why is it a pity?" Another maid asked.

The maid looked at Zhaoyang and Gu Ruyang who were chatting and laughing at the door, and said: "The princess and the son-in-law are so suitable, but the son-in-law is a woman, isn't it a pity?"

The other maid shook her head lightly and said, "It's a pity, it's not a pity that you and I two servants have the final say, it's true that the princess is happy." The maid bent down and picked up the pajamas that Gu Ruyang changed: "Don't Stop talking nonsense, let's get to work."

Zhaoyang’s Princess Mansion is divided into two parts, the front and the back. The front yard is where Zhaoyang discusses affairs. The staff who work for Zhaoyang often work here to solve Zhaoyang’s problems. The back yard is where Zhaoyang lives. There are quite a lot of buildings, fish ponds and small courtyards, and there is a big gap between the front and back courtyards. When Gu Ruyang walks through the screen wall between the front and back courtyards, it is really another scenery.

I entered the mansion in a hurry yesterday, but I only saw the front mansion today. It is different from the liveliness in the backyard. Everything here feels rigid. Compared with the yamen in Fei County, it is even more noisy. They were all men. After seeing Zhaoyang, these people were all overjoyed, but they only saluted Zhaoyang and did not communicate with Zhaoyang too much. They immediately devoted themselves to their own affairs, as if Zhaoyang Everything is going on in an orderly manner not in the princess mansion.

After a while, the two came to the lobby. The plaque on the hall was written with three words - the meeting hall, and before they entered the hall, there were bursts of discussions.

Zhaoyang brought Gu Ruyang in, and sure enough, there were already four people standing in the hall, Sun Zhimiao, Qin Huan'an, and Du Yong, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the other Gu Ruyang didn't know him, he looked quite old, Most of the beards are already white, and there are many wrinkles on the face. It seems to be the so-called head of the ceremony department, Kong Puzhi. The four of them greeted Zhaoyang and Gu Ruyang politely when they saw Zhaoyang. Zhaoyang just bowed his head. However, Gu Ruyang bowed his hand in return.

"Mr. Sun met yesterday. This is Mr. Kong Puzhi, the director of ceremonies." Zhao Yang introduced to Gu Ruyang: "Today, Mr. Kong mainly came to talk to the son-in-law."

Gu Ruyang once again cupped his hands full of quackery: "Wanshigang, Gu Ruyang."

"It's the son-in-law Gu Ruyang!" Qin Huanan said angrily.

"Then you're calling me brother-in-law." Gu Ruyang raised her eyebrows provocatively, and it was Zhaoyang's eyes on Qin Huan'an who taught him a lesson.

"The head of the family got up really early today." Du Yong came up from the side, and the retainer of the Gu family naturally had to salute the head of the house first.However, he was a little surprised. He took the initiative to come here today because he was worried that Gu Ruyang would not be able to get out of bed today, and he needed someone to take care of the relationship with the Ministry of Rites, but he did not expect that Gu Ruyang would arrive on time.

"Naturally," Gu Ruyang pretended to be serious, "The princess said I have to get up early today."

Hearing Gu Ruyang's words, Du Yong almost didn't vomit blood. Gu Ruyang watched him grow up. In the past 21 years, he had repeatedly said to her many times, but Gu Ruyang never got up early. Unexpectedly, when Zhaoyang arrived, Not only did he get up early, but he came a quarter of an hour earlier today. Du Yong couldn't help but look at Zhaoyang with admiration, this princess is really good at tricks.

Now that they had greeted each other, Zhaoyang naturally got to the point, and she said to Gu Ruyang: "In two days, you and I will go back to the palace to meet the emperor. There are many rules in the palace, and I am afraid that you will feel uncomfortable, so The palace also sent Master Kong to communicate with you first."

"Princess, there is no need to say so many polite words between you and me," Gu Ruyang looked at Kong Pu and knew, "Is the master of ceremonies in charge of teaching the horses? Yesterday Feng Jian said that this lord came to teach me the rules." .”

Zhaoyang has long been familiar with Gu Ruyang's temper, and she didn't have any malice at all, that's the truth, but Kong Puzhi's face is obviously not good-looking at all.

"The son-in-law is really serious." Sun Zhimiao stepped forward and said, "I dare not talk about teaching and learning, but I just briefly explained the rules of the emperor with Master Gu. After all, Master Gu is not an ordinary son-in-law."

Gu Ruyang let out a breath, and she said with a smile: "I was ready to be disciplined, since I was just talking about it, then I will make arrangements quickly, and I will go back to sleep and sleep in the cage after going to bed earlier."

"..." Du Yong shook his head quietly. After all, he was also a Jinshi in the past, but he spent decades and failed to teach Gu Ruyang the rules. Believe it or not.

"Arrange quickly?" Kong Puzhi sneered at the old man: "Then please go to the east ear room first with me, my ceremonial director is already waiting there."

"Then I will trouble Master Kong to lead the way." Gu Ruyang said, she was still looking forward to a warm bed in her heart, and she seemed to be more anxious than the master of the ceremony.

Kong Puzhi ignored Gu Ruyang, but respectfully said to Zhaoyang: "Then I will take my son-in-law and leave first."

Zhaoyang nodded and said, "Lord Lao Kong is here."

Gu Ruyang walked up to Zhaoyang, she patted Zhaoyang on the shoulder and said, "I'll see you later."

Zhaoyang nodded to Gu Ruyang, and suddenly she felt an impulse in her heart, she wanted to take Gu Ruyang's hand and go with her, but reason made her just return Gu Ruyang with a smile, and watched Gu Ruyang Yang walked out of the gate of the meeting hall.

Then, Fengdi asked people to bring the refreshments that had been arranged, Zhaoyang went to the hall and sat in the main seat, Huan'an took the second place, followed by Du Yong and Sun Zhimiao, everyone knew , and more importantly, that is the transaction between Wanshigang and the imperial court.

It was Sun Zhimiao who spoke first. After picking up Gu Ruyang's boat yesterday, he also counted the gifts brought by Gu Ruyang. This was even richer than the betrothal gift from Chen Qingchuan, but what made people puzzled was that Gu Ruyang Not only did they bring gifts, they also brought people. Gu Ruyang dragged a total of five hundred laborers from the sea to Niangui City. According to Du Yong's explanation, these people came to build roads, but just like this, five hundred laborers were brought to Niangui City. It is not a wise thing for Nian Guicheng to put an unfamiliar labor force into the city.

"Mr. Du, don't you know how Wanshigang is going to arrange these labors?" Sun Zhimiao said bluntly, most of the people in the Ministry of Rites were from Zhaoyang, so naturally they also reviewed some oblique matters.

"Didn't you say it yesterday? They are here to build roads." Du Yong tasted the tea from Nianguicheng, which was full of the taste of Hokuriku.

"If you want to build roads, you can just build them from Wanshigang." Sun Zhimiao said: "I think it might be a bit inappropriate to go back to the city to build roads, not to mention whether there are enough stones and sand, even this day-to-day I don't know how to arrange it Huh? You can't make me want to return to the city to pay for it, right?"

Zhaoyang's eyes also fell on Du Yong. When she got on the boat, she saw the five hundred laborers. Du Yong also told her that it was for road construction. Since Gu Ruyang believed in her, she naturally believed in Gu Ruyang too. After all, she is still the daughter of Emperor Guangxiao, the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Empire, and she certainly cannot ignore the safety of Nianguicheng for the sake of one person. Sun Zhimiao's confusion is actually her Zhaoyang's confusion.

Du Yong picked up the jade pendant around his waist and said while playing with it: "Master Sun, Wanshigang relies on exports for a living. Since Nianguicheng is willing to cooperate with us, we naturally want to repair the currency road as soon as possible, so we are also preparing to start from Niangui City and Wanshi Port started to build roads at the same time, which shortened the construction period and benefited both the imperial court and us.”

Du Yong then looked at Zhaoyang again, but he answered Sun Zhimiao's question just now: "Of course Mr. Sun said that there are stones, sand, and daily supplies. Naturally, we will not let Niangui City spend money. I have already thought about it in Wanshigang." Already, when the time comes, a chamber of commerce will be set up in Niangui City, and labor matters will naturally be handled by the chamber of commerce."

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Sun Zhimiao's face also sank. Niangui City has always maintained the purity of the imperial power. Everyone here is from the Northland. If Wanshigang sets up a chamber of commerce here, it will naturally break Niangui. According to the rules of the city, if you think about it more deeply, it may even be suspected of attracting wolves into the house.

Du Yong set his eyes on Sun Zhimiao again, and he said: "Since our imperial court and Wanshigang are sincerely cooperating, may I ask what is wrong?"

Perhaps it was because of staying with the pirates for too long, Du Yong completely abandoned the literati's ink marks, and spoke directly, but all the eyes of the people in the hall fell on Zhaoyang.