Jingwan was different from the past. Even if there was a banquet hosted by a princess, no one would find fault with her. On the contrary, there was a group of people who complimented her. Even if she was not good at poetry, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, even if she just sat quietly and acted like a little foodie, some people would still praise her.
In fact, they were not simply circling around Jingwan. The various new skincare creams from Rouge Pavilion were a little expensive, but other than those exclusive sets, the rest were nothing to them. They did not feel any pressure to use them. Originally, no one would have investigated who made these creams. However, the Luo family had special privileges. Even if they were married, they would have enough "preferential shares" to use every month. Moreover, Jingwan herself was a moving living signboard. There would be a time when she would be noticed. Until now, these upper-class noble ladies basically knew that these creams were made by her. It was a matter of course. There had been no suitable opportunity before. Now was indeed the best time. As long as they were girls who liked to look beautiful, it was not surprising that they would look for Jingwan.
Because these people knew their limits, Jingwan was also happy to tell them some skin care tips. As for whether there would be people who were greedy and thought that she did not tell the real secret, it had nothing to do with her. She was not obligated to do so. At most, these people would say a few words in private. They really did not dare to offend her in public. Therefore, it was quite good to have a big backer.
Jingwan felt that as time passed, she would most likely fall.
Because of such a relatively relaxed atmosphere, Jingwan even attended the banquets every day.
When her "biggest backer" attacked her at night again, Jing Wan was basically calm and collected. Seeing that a certain someone was simply hugging her to sleep, Jingwan even had the leisure to joke with him. For example, Yu Yao wanted to ask him for a dowry or something.
Li Hongyuan only responded faintly. He would send it to her tomorrow.
Jingwan just thought that he was joking. However, the next day, Jingwan didn't go to the banquet because she was called by Great Elder Princess. No one dared to say anything in front of Great Elder Princess. Great Elder Princess ignored them.
Jingwan looked at the things placed in front of her. There were a total of ten things: two coral trees that were about half a person's height, a jade bottle that was more than a foot tall, a box of golden-pink pearls that were soft and flawless, and a box of high-quality gems …
Tsk, the rough estimate of these things should be … Well, because things are precious when they are rare, they are not easy to measure. In some people's eyes, they might be priceless, and in some people's eyes, they might be worthless. However, there is no doubt that these are the treasures of treasures. "Mother, these things are …"
Great Elder Princess looked at her meaningfully and said with a smile, "Hongyuan sent someone to send it here."
Jingwan's heart skipped a beat, but her expression didn't change. "I see."
"They are for Yuyao," Great Elder Princess continued.
"Isn't it normal for a cousin to give something to his cousin?" Jingwan chuckled.
"Whether they are biological sisters, cousins, or cousins, Hongyuan has only sent something to Princess Minxiang. This time, he sent so many valuable things to Yuyao and specified that they are her dowry." Great Elder Princess looked at Jingwan with a faint smile, which made Jingwan's scalp tingle. She didn't even know how to respond. "If a cousin wants to add to his sister's dowry, he'll have to wait until she gets married. There are still many years to go. The crux of the problem is that he's not delivering the dowry as a cousin, but as a brother-in-law. Wanwan, help Foster Mother analyze the situation."
Even though Jingwan was thick-skinned, she couldn't bear Great Elder Princess's gaze and her face was slightly hot. "How can daughter guess what His Highness's intention is? But since it's been sent here, Adoptive Mother will help Yu Yao keep it."
Great Elder Princess nodded seriously and said, "Well, since Wan Wan asked me to keep them, I'll keep them for Yuyao."
It had nothing to do with her. She didn't want Yuyao to do as she said, "No problem". Well, if she hadn't said something wrong last night, she wouldn't have been laughed at today. However, he still made a mental note to Li Hongyuan. Although he made a mental note, he didn't know if there would be a day when he could settle the score with Li Hongyuan.
Fortunately, Great Elder Princess didn't ask her when she said something to Prince Jin. Jingwan didn't want to lie to Great Elder Princess, who had also treated her as a family member. However, how could she tell her that her fiancé attacked her at night?
Yu Yao had no concept of other things, but children seemed to be born with no resistance to bright round pearls and the like. Therefore, she coveted that box of pearls. After knowing that it was hers, she hugged it and refused to let go.
Pearls were relatively common. Of course, high-quality pearls were rare and only a few people had access to them. White and pink pearls were more suitable for children. Gold pearls were noble and didn't match with children. But this box of pearls was gold and pink. Gold was not heavy, so it was okay for Yu Yao to use it now. The little girl already knew how to be beautiful. She clung to her mother and talked about what she wanted to use the pearls for.
She wanted beads, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, all of them.
Great Elder Princess seemed to be helpless, but her eyebrows relaxed and her eyes were smiling. It could be seen that she really doted on Yu Yao.
However, as the youngest legitimate daughter of Great Elder Princess, she was born to be doted on. In particular, this princess didn't have an empty title like most princesses. She didn't get along well with her family and was not favored by the emperor.
By the time it was June 20th, Jingwan's invitation had already been sent out. However, because Old Madam Luo did not intend to interfere, she only invited unmarried young ladies to the banquet. The number of princesses and princesses was not small. It could not be helped. More than half of the people who followed the Emperor to escape the summer heat were people with the surname Li.
During this period of time, although she couldn't see them every day, she got to know them day by day, so she didn't feel any pressure to deal with them. The most difficult one to please should be Princess Minxiang, who had the highest status and was Jingwan's future sister-in-law. If she wanted to make trouble, she could only endure most of the time. However, Princess Minxiang was really afraid of Li Hongyuan. She wouldn't do anything that might offend him. Moreover, her mother, Noble Consort Su, also told her to get along well with her future sister-in-law.
In fact, regardless of other things, basically not many people would reject Jingwan just by getting along with her. After all, Jingwan was very young in mind. These teenage girls were all treated as younger sisters. As long as they were not naughty children, she would be tolerant and considerate enough. In this way, they had no reason to dislike her.
Although the purpose was to enjoy the flowers, in fact, Jingwan didn't prepare much flowers. Instead, she prepared a lot of food, various kinds of juice, and some ingenious little games. To put it bluntly, she prepared to let these children eat, drink, and have fun. She wanted to be the king of children.
At the beginning, Jingwan only took the younger girls, such as Yu Yao and those who were about the same age as her. The others were more reserved, especially those girls who had just started to talk about marriage. Perhaps some people despised her in their hearts and thought that she was unruly and improper. However, as time went by, seeing that they really had fun, she seemed to have never been so carefree since she was a child. Moreover, at this time, everyone was the same. If they had fun, they would have fun. Probably no one would go out and say anything. Even those who took etiquette nannies with them were not criticized.
Forget it, she would just drag her good sisters down with her.
As for those who were really reserved and couldn't let go, Jingwan also prepared some elegant games that didn't require much movement, such as crossword puzzles. Because there were changes, it naturally wouldn't be boring. Then, there was the game of finding things according to the clues. The final thing would often be unexpected. Therefore, the girls who had never played these games couldn't help but want to play.
And the final result was probably that they all went crazy from playing.
Jingwan and the others were having fun here, but they didn't know that an urgent report was sent from the capital.
Some areas in the south had continuous rain. Some experienced people said that the area would inevitably expand, and there would be a flood.
Because Li Hongyuan had been paying attention to it for a long time, he naturally received the news.
In her previous life, it didn't happen so early. Li Hongyuan thought that he could change people, but he couldn't change the sky. In her previous life, it happened late, which could only mean that the report was late. In the end, it caused such a big disaster. Some people had already been replaced by Li Hongyuan, so the same thing naturally wouldn't happen again.
When Le Chengdi received the news, he immediately gathered all the officials and sons. This kind of thing couldn't be neglected. If there really was a big flood, the consequences would be very serious. Although it hadn't happened yet, it was better to believe it than not. If they were prepared, there wouldn't be any losses even if they couldn't use it. And if they could use it, the losses would naturally be much lower. In this point, Le Chengdi could definitely be called a wise emperor.
And Li Hongyuan's time had come.
"My beloved officials, put your heads together and come up with a feasible solution as soon as possible. Don't say that you have groundless fears. I also hope that in the end, it will be groundless fears. Also, don't take things too simply and don't take it seriously. I want you to consider this matter in the worst possible way."
Since Le Chengdi had said so, the others naturally didn't dare to neglect.
However, the Grand Secretary, Ruan Ruizhong, didn't stand for long and felt dizzy and weak in the knees. They hurriedly asked him to sit down, but there was no improvement. His complexion was particularly bad. Le Chengdi hurriedly ordered someone to call the imperial physician. Ruan Ruizhong was suffering from heatstroke.
Le Chengdi's residence was located at the top of the mountain, which was the coolest place in the entire palace. In addition, there were many ice basins, so one could even feel the obvious coolness. But in the end, he was suffering from heatstroke?
According to the imperial physician's explanation, Ruan Ruizhong was old and weak. When he went up the mountain, he was in a hurry and sweated. When he came here, it was suddenly cool and he couldn't stand it.
Seeing him like this, Le Chengdi frowned and finally sighed in his heart. He was indeed old. He waved his hand and asked someone to send him back. It was a busy time now, so it was troublesome to see Ruan Ruizhong's half-dead appearance.
Ruan Ruizhong felt ashamed and hurriedly apologized. Speaking of which, it had been relatively peaceful for half a month. Everyone in the family closed their doors and he didn't hear any gossip. He only felt that it was as peaceful as before and his body seemed to be much more relaxed. He didn't expect that there would be a problem at this time. Was he really old? If he still stayed in the position of Grand Secretary like this, wouldn't it annoy the Emperor? But it was indeed not a good time for him to resign. So he could only be thick-skinned and wait for the Emperor to let him resign.
Prince Rui watched Ruan Ruizhong being supported by people. Ruan Ruizhong's back was hunched and he left step by step. His mother was right. Ruan Ruizhong was really dying. He withdrew his gaze and focused on the current matter.
Of course, no one would inform Li Hongyuan of such an important matter. At this time, he was living in a courtyard outside the palace again.
He wasn't as leisurely as others thought. He was looking at the geomancy map. The information he received was far more detailed than Le Chengdi's. He found the reported locations on the geomancy map bit by bit and calculated the range of the rainfall. After all, it had been too long in his previous life. He couldn't remember many things so clearly. Moreover, what he knew was limited.
He frowned slightly and circled the locations of the granaries and important dams. Finally, he was 100% sure that the situation this time would be much better than in his previous life. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief. However, he still needed to find Luo Peishan for the specifics. There were many things that he needed to say.
"Master, Grand Secretary has gone back."
"Oh? How is the Ruan Family? "
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