Wishful Things

Ji Wanyou was surprised for a moment, came out of the pavilion, and walked towards the other party.

Seeing her coming, the young man stopped slowly and raised his hand to salute.

Ji Wanyou blessed her body, looked at the young man with warm eyebrows in front of her, and asked in a hesitant tone: "...Did you hear everything?"

He is not a weak scholar, she has seen him practice swords, and her father was born in a war, she also knows that people who practice martial arts usually have excellent hearing.

The young man's eyes were frank, and he didn't hide anything. He said truthfully: "I accidentally heard a few words."

Ji Wanyou was a little apprehensive.

Even if he only heard a few words, the news about Xia Xi's embarrassment yesterday has already spread widely. He is so smart, how could he fail to guess what is involved.

The man said calmly, "You don't need to worry about these things, Miss Ji."

He really guessed it...

Ji Wanyou explained: "I did this for you...and my father. I overheard your conversation with my father that day, so I also wanted to share something for you."

Now her father and Xia Tingzhen are facing each other head-on. Xia Tingzhen uses her marriage to attract the new top scholar, to consolidate the power in the court and the prestige among literati and students. This move is of course harmful to her father.

Therefore, it is of course the best if this marriage breaks up due to unhappiness.

Of course, she wasn't just for her father.

Also for him.

If he hadn't been implicated by Xia Han's incident, he should have taken part in Chunwei this year - according to his talent and knowledge, if he really took the exam, the champion of the new subject might have to be replaced.

The Xia family owed him too much, and she also wanted to help him out.

But if she did this secretly, would he... think that she was too scheming and that her methods were too dishonest?

Ji Wanyou plucked up the courage to raise her eyes to look at the person in front of her, but saw that the alienation between his brows and eyes was a little lighter than before, and now he was looking at her with a rare smile in his eyes.

"Miss Ji is smart and decisive, she acts cautiously and cleanly, which is really rare among women." The young man's tone seemed to show appreciation: "If Miss Ji is a man, I think she can help adults a lot."

Hearing this, Ji Wanyou's heart skipped a few beats, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

She knew that he was different from those secular men. Only men who have no ability of their own will make a gesture of contempt towards women who are willing to use their brains to do things, and even call it a respectful distance.

She really... didn't see the wrong person.

"However, there is something I want to ask Miss Ji—"

"My lord, it's okay to ask."

"Miss Ji and Miss Xu from Zhen Guogong's mansion, do they also have a festival?"

Ji Wanyou was slightly stunned, then shook her head and said: "That's not true, on the contrary, I think this Miss Xu has a straightforward temperament, which is not comparable to Xia Xi and other blindly arrogant people—"

He wanted to ask, why did she choose to use Miss Xu to deal with Xia Xi?

"Just looking at the capital, among the people who can suppress Xia Xi and anger Xia Xi, only Miss Xu is the most suitable."

Xia Xi, who is simple-minded and impulsive, will probably not get anything good if he meets Miss Xu.

Especially the government of Zhen Guo has always protected its shortcomings.

And even if the quarrel results in both losers, the Ji family will benefit and not suffer any harm if the Zhen Guo government and the Xia family form a relationship.

These are almost obvious things...

How could he not think of it?

I just wanted to ask her this because... is that person a girl from the Xu family?

It must be. Speaking of which, he was the disciple of the second master of the Xu family before, and he must have often been in and out of the Duke of Zhen's mansion. He should be very familiar with Miss Xu, right?

Thinking of the beauty of that girl from the Xu family who was famous in the capital, Ji Wanyou's heart tightened. Before she could think too much in the future, she had already said: "...Young master and Miss Xu must have grown up together as childhood sweethearts, right? So you blame me for taking advantage of Miss Xu, right?"

The man seemed to be slightly startled, and then laughed silently, as if he had heard a very funny joke.

"How could-"

His voice was calm and calm: "There is a difference between a man and a woman. Although they are neighbors, they don't have much contact with each other——I just asked casually."

Ji Wanyou's tense heartstrings relaxed.

She was about to say something else when she heard footsteps approaching faintly.

Wearing an official robe, Ji Xiu, who obviously just came back from outside, walked over with a servant.

"Father."

"grown ups."

Ji Wanyou and the man saluted one after the other.

Ji Xiu glanced at the two, and asked his daughter gently, "Are you enjoying the flowers?"

"The eldest girl from Zhou Shilang's family came just now, and my daughter accompanied her for a stroll in the garden. She just left not long ago." Ji Wanyou explained without a trace.

Ji Xiu nodded knowingly, and said with a smile, "Father still has something to discuss, so you should go back and have a rest."

Ji Wanyou responded "Yes", and left here with her maid.

After she left, Ji Xiu looked at the young man beside him, and said meaningfully in his eyes: "Do you know that my daughter is outstanding in everything, but why hasn't she ever discussed marriage?"

"I think the adults have deep meanings, and this is a family matter of the adults, the younger generation dare not speculate."

"Because I only have this one daughter, I don't feel at ease marrying her to anyone easily. Therefore, if anyone dares to set his mind on Wan'er and want to use her, I will never forgive her lightly." Ji Xiu said with a hint of meaning.

The young man lowered his eyes halfway: "My lord's love for my daughter is so touching—this junior has nothing else in his heart now, so please rest assured, my lord."

There are some things that cannot be rushed.

Not to mention, it's too early to say - this sentence is reserved for Mr. Ji.

Ji Xiu looked at him, smiled, and didn't say much.

After a while, he said: "Let's go, walk with me."

The man followed Ji Xiu unhurriedly, and said with a smile, "My lord seems to be in a good mood today."

"Yes." Ji Xiu didn't hide it from him: "The Huzhou flood control method you proposed with me a few days ago was adopted by His Majesty today."

His Majesty praised him in front of Xia Tingzhen, and the old thief must have breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's really congratulations, sir." The young man always had a faint smile on his face.

The so-called flood control method is actually not a good strategy.

It's just that the local people are complaining about it now, and the court must do something——

The water problems in the south of the Yangtze River are getting worse and worse, especially the water conservancy in Huzhou Prefecture is deserted, and there are many silted places. If you want to really improve it, you must make a big change.

Therefore, what to do is not important, what His Majesty wants to do is the most important thing.

The strategy he offered was aimed at this point, saving money and effort, which can be said to be in line with His Majesty's mind.

As for future troubles, that is not something he should consider.

The two walked and talked all the way, their figures gradually disappeared behind the flowers and trees.

good evening everyone~