Chapter 207 Song Shi also came forward to flatter
Wang Kuan's few whispers made Geng Shiming nod.
Speaking of which, their Geng family and the Jiang family might also be destined to be together. After all, the marriage of the second sister in the family has been settled. I heard that the one my mother likes is the eldest son of the Jiang family, but it depends on his performance in the imperial examination this year. Therefore, nothing was leaked in advance.
After chatting for a long time, the two returned to where they had just been.
As expected, most of the officials who were supposed to be sitting here waiting for them were gone. When asked, they said they were going to the toilet. Wang Kuan, the "mastermind" looked innocent, but Song Shi also asked him a question.
"Before I came, the Crown Princess went back to the Jiang family. I heard that Uncle Jiang was still not very happy about my aunt marrying to Hanzhou. He was especially worried after hearing that my aunt was asked to accompany General Pei to the army. So, I don't know what the situation is now. Do the Wang brothers know?"
He just wanted to get some information out of Wang Kuan, but Wang Kuan had been concentrating on repairing the canal these days, so although he knew about these things, he didn't know much, so he just replied.
"It shouldn't be a big deal. I exchanged letters with my cousin Anian a while ago. From the tone of her letter, she seemed to be quite happy with her current life. But considering how much my cousin loves her, how could she not be happy? My uncle is just overthinking. He is waiting for me to write to him and let him relax."
After hearing this, it was obvious that Song Shi's attempt to trick Wang Kuan failed. He glanced at Wang Kuan, only to see that he had changed the subject without leaving a trace. So for a moment, Song Shi couldn't say anything more and could only shift the topic back to the management of the Huaijiang River.
After hearing Wang Kuan and Geng Shiming talk endlessly about what they had seen and heard during these days, he felt a little annoyed. He was not interested in these things, so he left on the pretext of wanting to walk around and take a look.
After he left, Wang Kuan showed a barely perceptible smile.
Before this, cousin Pei had already greeted him in advance and wanted to get information from him. It was simply wishful thinking. He didn't even think about what kind of person he was and kept asking about his cousin's situation all day long. It was simply a joke.
Wang Kuan still had a smile on his face as he received the officials from Xijing City. In the next half month, he led them to other places on the Huaijiang River for research little by little. They traveled through all the roads, big and small. The officials were exhausted, but they also gained a lot.
Some of them just came along to walk around and get some merits in order to get promoted, while others sincerely admired Wang Kuan for doing practical things. Therefore, there were no troublemakers. At most, there were two who were a little bit of a drag and would say they couldn't walk at any time. Wang Kuan always treated them with kindness.
On this day, we arrived at Maoxian, in the lower reaches of the Huaijiang River.
Thousands of acres of fertile land were already green, and it looked like a bumper year was imminent. Therefore, even those officials who had never seen fields and crops felt greatly comforted by such an environment.
"After several consecutive rains, the water level rose a lot, but thanks to the previously repaired ditches, it did not cause any substantial damage. After being diverted and poured into the fields, it saved a lot of labor."
After Geng Shiming witnessed with his own eyes the canals irrigating the fertile fields, he became more determined to report the matter properly. Such a move that would benefit both the country and the people should of course be realized as soon as possible.
Song Shi, who was standing by, also saw this and praised him.
"Brother Wang will definitely be rewarded by His Majesty when he returns to the capital this time. It seems that the Wenyuan Marquisate will be even more glorious."
"I don't dare to think about glory or anything like that. I just hope that the people can farm peacefully without being disturbed by floods." "Let's go and have a look. We should finish the last section of the journey. Only then can I report this matter in detail, so that His Majesty can give you the first place in the future when he awards merits."
Wang Kuan wanted to laugh when he heard this. If he really wanted to make achievements, he would not have come to Hanzhou to suffer this. Now he was tanned very dark, but he didn't care at all. After all, he had really done practical things for the people here, and this sense of pride made him happier.
However, someone like Song Shiye would definitely not understand such a feeling, so he smiled slightly and rode towards other places of Huaijiang with Geng Shiming.
April arrived as expected.
Most of the time passed in the blink of an eye.
In the military camp, Pei Zisu was holding a secret report from Xijing City in his hand. He Dafu was indeed amazing. Only a few months after he took over, he actually managed to find out a big secret.
Pei Zisu never imagined that Prince Chun, who seemed so unruly and unrestrained on weekdays, would actually be a sharp sword in the hands of His Majesty. If he had not tracked the killer for many days and found out that he had entered Prince Chun's mansion, he would never have thought that Prince Chun had such ability.
For so many years, he always thought that Hanzhou's biggest enemy was Prince Yi. However, according to the secret reports, Prince Yi was responsible for many of Prince Chun's actions. It's true that the silent dog bites the most powerful person!
When he thought of this, he felt that it would be better to let Prince Chun’s Mansion rot from the inside out first, otherwise it would definitely be a tough nut to crack in the future!
So he wrote a letter asking Uncle Nie and Uncle He to keep a close eye on the developments in Prince Chun's mansion. If possible, it would be best to defeat them one by one, for example, starting with Song Shiyun. It was heard that Concubine Xun was like Concubine An in their mansion, and was also very respected in front of Prince Chun.
Not long after the message was sent, Yue Sheng came in.
"General, the news just came from the Han Palace, saying that in three days, the Han King invited all the officials from Xijing City to visit our army."
Such things have happened before, so Pei Zisu was not worried at all.
"Tell this to Deputy General Ge, and he will handle it."
"Yes, General."
Deputy General Ge would naturally not reveal the real elite of the Pei family army, but some daily training was enough to shock them. However, thinking that Song Shi would also come, he felt a little uneasy and quietly left the barracks and went straight to the wooden house.
Pei Zisu came here whenever he had nothing to do these days, so he came more frequently than when he was in the military camp. Jiang Shiyuan always felt that this was inappropriate, but his persuasion was futile and he could only accept it helplessly.
Just as Uncle Han said, the belly changes every day after it is seven months old. Pei Zisu had just seen Jiang Shiyuan yesterday, but for some reason he felt that the children were bigger today. The weather in Hanzhou was getting a little hot, so everyone changed into cooler clothes. The more this happened, the more obvious her belly became. The thin dress could no longer cover her towering belly, and what was in her belly was the continuation of their love.