Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 226 Lizhen Lihua
early morning.

Ruan Dacheng came out of Jian Guo's room and stood at the door, feeling refreshed. Although he was 59, he felt his face glowing red and full of energy.

Looking at the complicated expression cast by the waiter with a knife in Qianniu Town under the corridor, Ruan Dacheng wanted to shout two Kunqu operas.But I was afraid that His Highness Jian Guo, who was still sleeping, would be disturbed, because we chatted too late last night.

Sleepless all night, long talk all night.

Ruan Dacheng's impression of His Royal Highness Jian Guo changed greatly. He thought that Jian Guo was as decisive and easy to kill as the Taizu, but after a closer chat, he discovered that this is not the case. Even Jian Guo's view of the current situation is far superior to his. Old man, he suddenly felt the mist dissipate, and he fell to the ground in admiration.

Ruan Dacheng finally won the favor and trust of the state supervisor by virtue of his own ability. Not only was he given the post of patrolling by Jin Quyan, but he was also entrusted with an important task, a secret mission.

He still remembers last night, when talking about Xing Nong, His Highness held his hand and told him that as long as he can make some real achievements in eastern Zhejiang, then the next step is to let him be the governor, and the next step is to do it The governor, in the future, he will be worshiped as a bachelor in the cabinet, and even be the chief assistant in the future.

Ruan Dacheng who heard this promise at the time burst into tears on the spot. He claimed to be smart, and he turned against Donglin back then and turned to the eunuch party. Didn't he just want to prove his ability?It's just that he was younger at that time after all, he had been quiet for 20 years, and now he is still appreciated by the prison country, he must prove himself.

After leaving, he first went to see Fang Duanshi, who was formerly the military supervisor of the Ministry of National Security and is now the deputy of Liangtai.

Both of them are from Tongcheng, and they got along well in Fang Guoan's army before.

"Your Highness has a secret mission for us. From now on, you are the prefect of Hangzhou, temporarily stationed in Fuyang."

Ruan Dacheng talked with the little fellow, and Fang Duanshi, who was extremely frustrated recently, could not help rekindling his fighting spirit.

On the same day, the two left Yanzhou and rushed back to Shaoxing first.

"Father just came back and is leaving?"

Ruan Lizhen rushed over when she heard that her father was back, but she saw her father packing up her things again, "Well, I have something important to do."

"Where?"

"As a father, he has been summoned by the state of the prison, and he has been reused. Now he is a member of the Jinqu Yan Taoist branch."

Ruan Dacheng looked at his daughter, and couldn't help feeling a little heartbroken, "Cao Taiwang treats you like this now, I don't think you need to have trouble with him, just make up."

Ruan Lizhen was a bit indifferent, "It's fine now, he lives his life and mine, and neither sees nor quarrels. I heard that he has taken in a new young concubine recently, and he is happy."

"It's not a problem. There's no need to force it. My daughter Ruan Dacheng, why should you wrong yourself so much? You gave birth to three sons in Cao's family. How can you feel sorry for him? Now that's the case, you can take the third son to stay at home. Reconcile directly, and Dad will find another hero for you."

"Father, I'm in my 30s, what else is there to worry about?"

"It's not called torturing. Is there anything wrong with what you did? It's because I, Ruan Dacheng's daughter, that the Cao family abused you so much? But when I was in power, how did their Cao family flatter you? Cao Taiwang That bastard, how did you come to me to ask for an official? Why didn't you be noble? When I lost power, I said I was a traitor. If I wanted to draw a clear line, I would draw a clear line. But you are his wife, and he insulted you like this , Could it be that a man did it?"

Ruan Dacheng looked down on his son-in-law, and his daughter had a very bad relationship with him.

"I think that Nier Lihua is more graceful and elegant now, how about her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

"Good."

Ruan Lihua is the niece of Ruan Dachengtang, the daughter of his cousin. Lihua has always had a good relationship with her sister Lizhen. Now in [-] years, she has been learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting from Lizhen, and she is well taught.

Ruan Dacheng squeezed his chin, "There are one concubine and four concubines by Jianguo's side. There are few people in the harem and no heirs yet. I think Lihua is a pretty girl. I want to send her into the palace. Go and ask her if she has the intention. If you want, you can take your sister to Yanzhou, and I will arrange it."

He also had a good plan, if his niece could enter the palace, then he would be able to secure his position even more.

He wanted to make a career and slap those guys from the Donglin Party in the face.

After hastily explaining, Ruan Dacheng left again.

Ruan Lizhen returned to the house, resting her chin in thought.

The Tongcheng Ruan family, the Cao family, the Liu family, and the Fang family are all well-known local families and have been married for generations. The ancestors of the Tongcheng Ruan family can be traced back to Ruan Zongjiang, a general in the south of the Yangtze River in the Tang Dynasty. He moved from Chang'an to Tongcheng for dozens of generations.

Ruan Dacheng's great-grandfather, Ruan E, the corrupt official who had governed Zhejiang and Fujian during the Jiajing period, is already the fourth generation, and it has been passed down for thousands of years.

Ruan E gave birth to three brothers, Zilun and Zihua. Zilun also gave birth to three sons named Yiding, Yixun and Yifu. Ruan Dacheng was the son of the second son Yixun. Xun's son Ruan Dacheng adopted him to his elder brother as heir.

However, Yi Xun never gave birth to another son, and died very early. According to the local tradition at that time, he had two cases on one shoulder, that is, he not only restored to be the heir of his biological father, but also continued to inherit his father's legacy.

According to the custom, in the future, Ruan Dacheng's sons will be divided into two branches, one will be the eldest grandson of Ding, and the other will be the eldest grandson of Xun.It's just that no one could have imagined that Ruan Dacheng was already in his sixties and gave birth to an only daughter like Ruan Lizhen.

Now Ruan Dacheng sees that his daughter and son-in-law are not on good terms, so he is tempted to let his daughter take her third son back to the Ruan family, change Cao Tun's surname to Ruan, make him his heir and grandson, and continue to shoulder two burdens. When Ruan Tun gives birth to a son in the future, one One inherited under Ruan Yixun's name, and one inherited under Ruan Yiding's name.

At that time, people attached great importance to the issue of family succession, and if they had no children, they had to adopt one of their nephews.

But the Ruan family doesn't know what's going on these past few years, and the descendants of each branch are weak.

The four families of Ruan Fang and Liu Cao in Tongcheng are related by marriage. They are relatives from generation to generation. Ruan Dacheng’s grandson actually has a lot of Ruan’s blood, so it’s more relative to change his surname to heirs, but the old Cao’s family doesn’t want to. Well, let's just leave, and bring one of the three grandchildren back to succeed him.

Ruan Lizhen is caught in the middle, and it is also very hard. She has no feelings for her husband, and the relationship is also very stiff, but although she is a talented woman from the south of the Yangtze River, she is still a woman after all. It is indeed not simple.

"Sister, what are you thinking about? Didn't the elder father come back? Why did he disappear again?"

"Oh, the supervisor is on a mission, so she left again as soon as she came back." Ruan Lizhen looked at the niece who came in, put her mind away, and pulled her to sit down, "Sister has something to ask you, if you have the chance, would you like to enter the palace? "

"Enter the palace?"

"It's going to be the concubine in the Empress Palace of the Prison Kingdom."

The young Ruan Lihua giggled and said, "Of course I would. His Highness Jian Guo is now the hero of countless young girls in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Okay, pack up, I'll take you to Yanzhou."

"Oh, you're not joking, sister."

"Are you kidding me?"

The girl stuttered for a moment.

"Sister asks you again, are you willing to enter the palace?"

The girl's face was flushed, and it took a long time before she said, "Wish...please..."

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