A time-travelling peasant girl becomes a wealthy woman

Chapter 193 Goodbye Emperor Li Jingchen

"Walk."

Yu Zhenzhou put his arm around Yang Lijun, and half-hugged Huang Mulin as they entered the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.

Soon, some people who were paying attention to Yu Zhenzhou's movements knew that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo had returned, as well as the Lord of Qiling County who had not appeared for more than three years.

Dinner consisted of the food that Yang Lijun and Huang Mulin liked to eat every day. They had been sitting in a horse-drawn carriage for a month and their bodies were almost moldy and falling apart. After dinner, while it was still light, the family of three went for a stroll on the street before coming back to wash and rest.

In the next few days, Huang Mulin, An Ning and An Ran were taken to Nanny Zheng for a good lecture. After she could find no fault with them, she took An Ran to the palace to meet Emperor Li Jingchen.

Huang Mulin was a county lady, not a vassal king, and Tianxiang Kingdom did not have any vassal kings, so she only needed to write a memorial and hand it to the emperor in advance, and after receiving a reply, she could arrange to go to Beijing to meet the emperor.

Just meet and chat, and treat it as a work report.

In order to go to Xiushan Village to reunite with his wife and daughter during the Spring Festival, Yu Zhenzhou made an agreement with the emperor to work all year round. If there was no major event, he would take a two and a half month vacation around the Spring Festival.

Emperor Li Jingchen was wary of Yu Zhenzhou. Spies from Qiling County sent back news every month, and they had been very well behaved from beginning to end. However, the little girl Huang Mulin seemed to be obsessed with money all day long, trying all kinds of ways to make money.

The strange thing is that she never advertised it to others, and it was the Tang, Song, and Ge families who took the initiative to approach her. For the time being, there was no excessive or intimate contact between her and the three families, so Li Jingchen did not make it too difficult for Yu Zhenzhou and approved his request.

Without war, military generals and officials are almost idle and have little impact.

On this day, after the morning court, Yu Zhenzhou stayed behind. After other officials left, he followed the emperor to the imperial study. Li Jingchen summoned Yang Lijun and Huang Mulin who had been waiting for a long time.

After the two of them entered, they bowed respectfully and Li Jingchen gave them a seat.

Huang Mulin has changed a lot over the past three years.

Her appearance was as stunning as when he first saw her, but even more outstanding was her entire temperament and feeling, which almost surpassed all the noble ladies he had met in the capital. She even gave him the same feeling of a hidden noble lady who stunned the world like the first time he met Yang Lijun.

"Your Majesty, this is the New Year gift I prepared for you. Please don't despise it."

Huang Mulin handed the down jacket and a ginseng in a box to Eunuch Liu, a close confidant of Li Jingchen.

Eunuch Liu quickly took it, turned his head and looked at Li Jingchen, asking with his eyes.

"what is this?"

Li Jingchen asked.

"The bundle contains a long jacket, called a down jacket, which was made by my cousin himself. The workmanship is a bit rough, I hope Your Majesty will not dislike it."

Huang Mulin said, "The other box contains wild ginseng, which I dug up from the hill behind my house. I thought that when I came to the capital to meet the emperor, I would have to bring some gifts to show my courtesy. I just happened to get this wild ginseng that is over fifty years old, so I took it with me."

"Oh?"

Fifty-year-old wild ginseng is rare.

Li Jingchen signaled to Eunuch Liu to open the bundle and box.

The wild ginseng still had the scent of soil, even though it was dry. It seemed that it had just been dug out a few days ago and was kept safe by Huang Mulin and brought to the capital.

It’s a down jacket.

Li Jingchen had already received the news from the spies, but had never paid much attention to it. Only now that he put it on did he realize how practical this down jacket was.

It was light and warm, and he was sweating after wearing it for only a few dozen breaths.

It was cold, and there was a charcoal fire burning in the imperial study, which was already warm. It would be strange if I didn't feel hot wearing a thick down jacket.

"nice one."

Li Jingchen couldn't help but admire.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Huang Mulin saluted with his hands folded, with a graceful posture.

Li Jingchen sighed in his heart, this child is indeed taught by Yang Lijun herself, his temperament is so similar to hers.

He took off his jacket, handed it to Eunuch Li, and returned to his seat behind the desk.

As soon as he sat down, he looked at Yang Lijun. Time had not left too many traces on her face. She looked almost the same as she had more than ten years ago.

Always favored.

"The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo hasn't changed at all. She looks even more comfortable."

Yang Lijun met Li Jingchen's gaze and said with a smile, "Thanks to the emperor for his good governance, I am content in the countryside. I only need to raise my children every day. The countryside is so leisurely and it is indeed a lot easier."

"It seems that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo likes Qiling County very much."

Li Jingchen turned his gaze to Huang Mulin: "The county lord has been well educated."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

Huang Mulin replied with lowered eyebrows.

"Yes, I like it very much." Yang Lijun said, "Country people are simple and honest, without so many etiquette. I was born in the countryside, and I always feel that this is where my roots are."

"It's the capital that's too reserved."

"Don't dare."

The meaningless conversation ended here, and Li Jingchen asked Huang Mulin about the recent situation in Qiling County.

Although Qiling County is Huang Mulin's fiefdom, all land under heaven belongs to the king. As long as the emperor does not pay too much attention and interfere, if he asks, some superficial information about the current situation can be answered.

Even though Huang Mulin did not actually take over Qiling County, she actually knew everything about Qiling County, including Xue Shaogui's occasional restlessness in recent years, how much money he had accepted in bribes, and several not-so-serious acts of self-seeking. An Ning had collected evidence for all of these, and she wrote them down one by one.

Huang Mulin picked out some obvious things to report to Li Jingchen, and also mentioned some simple plans. Li Jingchen just thought that Yu Zhenzhou and Yang Lijun had told her in advance, and did not think much about it.

Huang Mulin knew that he had bought a hill behind his home and was transforming it into a manor, or a villa.

The spy reported that the locals said it was the Huang family's idea, but a farmer would not have such vision and courage. He guessed it was the work of Yang Lijun or Yu Zhenzhou.

It’s not a big deal. Rich people like to build villas. Compared with other officials and gentry he knows, these ten hills are few.

There is nothing wrong with building a manor.

At the end of the topic, Li Jingchen asked Yu Zhenzhou, "My dear, do you still plan to go to Qiling County with the county lady to celebrate the New Year this year?"

"Back to the Emperor, yes."

Yu Zhenzhou, who was listening nearby, answered.

"I promised you before. If there is nothing important, you can arrange the rest of the things and tell me before you leave."

"Yes."

Yu Zhenzhou and his wife took Huang Mulin away.

Li Jingchen sat alone and pondered for a while, then picked up the memorial at hand and left his thoughts to time to be verified.

On the way home, Fentian used his consciousness to communicate with Huang Mulin.

"That emperor has too many thoughts."