Chapter 474 The heroic scholar and his neighbor, the pretty widow (bushi)

Chapter 474 The heroic scholar and his neighbor, the pretty widow (bushi)

The heroic scholar and his neighbor, the pretty widow (bushi)

The peony painted by Song Ning is very beautiful, but in Lance's opinion, it is not as beautiful as Song Ning's.

He told Song Ning about this in person, and Song Ning tried hard to resist and escape, but ultimately failed.

A night of pleasure.

Although Song Ning said he had no interest in going out, Lance was not stupid.

If Song Ning really didn't want to go out, he wouldn't rush out to pick him up every day.

So after a few more contacts with the Marquis of Zhennan, Lance began to subtly guide the Marquis of Zhennan's ideas.

For example, Si Kou Hong, who had publicly announced her engagement to Mr. He Gui's grandson, recently asked Concubine Xue in the palace to help her find a partner.

"Now that the Marquis of Hegui has been offended, why not take this opportunity to let the prince make friends with the daughter of the powerful and noble, so as to add a little help to the Marquis' Mansion."

Marquis Zhennan thought about it and finally agreed.

The woman that Concubine Xue finally arranged for Sikou Hong was actually the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, whom Marquis Zhennan had previously wanted to arrange for Lance.

After Lance told Song Ning the news, they both ate an extra bowl of rice in the evening.

Especially Song Ning, he simply ate too much.

In August, the North experienced rare torrential rains that continued for a month. After the Northland officials reported the disaster, the national treasury allocated a total of three batches of funds for disaster relief.

The first batch was 500,000, the second batch was 1 million, and the third batch was 2 million.

The full 3.5 million yuan in disaster relief silver did not reach the people at all, and no one cared about the disaster or tried to stop it.

It was not until the end of August when heavy rains destroyed people's homes and displaced them, and a large number of refugees moved south to the imperial city, that the corruption of northern officials was exposed.

The emperor was furious, so naturally no one cared about the wedding of the prince of Zhennan Marquis's Mansion in early September.

Except for Lance.

After Si Kou Hong got married, he, who used to be a playboy, began to calm down and even used his connections with his wife's family to get a job in the Ministry of Revenue.

Lance smiled slightly, and immediately recommended Si Kou Hong to the emperor to solve the disaster in the north.

Just as he thought, as long as the support of the Son of the World was eliminated, the Son of the World would only be weakened and at his mercy.

"Although Si Kouhong is only a small official in the Ministry of Revenue, he has the Zhennan Marquisate behind him, and he is also on good terms with the Xue family. The Yue family is also the Minister of Revenue."

Lance said nonsense with his eyes wide open, "Your Majesty, aren't you worried that if the official position is too low, you won't be able to control the officials in the North? Although Si Kouhong's official position is not high, he has a very deep background. I think he is a good choice."

The emperor thought about it and finally agreed.

Everyone else found it unbelievable, but Lance thought it was normal.

After all, he is the Son of the World. As long as someone helps him, there is no way he will not be chosen.

This is the favor of the world's will.

When the news reached the Marquis of Zhennan's mansion, Lance's request for credit also came to the Marquis of Zhennan.

"I see that the prince is now bent on climbing up the social ladder. Although this trip north is dangerous, it is the best time. As long as the prince can do things well, this is his best chance."

"Otherwise, the prince will have to endure the injustice of gaining experience in the Ministry of Revenue step by step."

Marquis Zhennan also understood this truth, that wealth and honor can only be achieved through risk.

Moreover, if Lan Sijian had not been in the emperor's heart, this opportunity would never have come to Sikou Hong.

He was very touched and felt that it was thanks to his foresight that he was able to trap Lance.

"You have done very well. With you and Hong'er in the court, there is no need to worry about the longevity of the Zhennan Marquisate."

After praising her for a few words, he left in a hurry. It was obvious that he was going to tell Si Kouhong the "good news".

I didn't even think of giving Lance any tangible reward.

After all, in the mind of Marquis Zhennan, he thought that just because of the existence of him as a father, Lance should give everything for him and the Marquis Zhennan Mansion.

Lance turned around and went to Song Ning to complain about the Marquis of Zhennan, and then took the opportunity to appreciate the beautiful moonlight.

Sikou Hong became an imperial envoy and went to the north for unknown reasons. Naturally, some people in the court expressed dissatisfaction with this.

Among them, officials from the Yuan Hegui faction had the most objections.

But at this time the emperor had already given the order, and they had no other choice but to secretly trip up Sikou Hong.

Although Lance was in Beijing, he was always able to receive news from Sikou Hong first.

When he saw that Song Ning was reluctant to help the victims, he exchanged a sum of silver to keep the calligraphy and paintings that Song Ning wanted to sell and used the name of He Gui to provide disaster relief outside the city.

At this time, Si Kou Hong had just arrived in Beidi, and more than 130 officials from Beidi came to welcome Si Kou Hong.

By the way, he also gave away two stunning beauties, a man and a woman. After Si Kouhong accepted them, he just kept them by his side without even touching them.

After observing for a while, the two beauties thought that Si Kou Hong was a true gentleman worthy of trust, so they took out an account book and a letter written in blood and knelt down, hoping that Si Kou Hong would reveal the inside story of the northern officials who were in a group and protected each other.

Si Kouhong was shocked at first - it was not that he didn't want to touch her, but his wife was afraid that he would have an affair before he went north, and left many marks on him that could not be erased in a short time.

Only then did he just put the person beside him and "admire" him with his eyes.

However, when he took a look at the account book, he immediately felt that his opportunity had come.

Which man doesn't want to achieve great things?

Now that such a good opportunity is presented to him, he naturally will not miss it.

"Do you think he will seek justice for the people?"

Song Ning lay on Lance's chest and soaked in the bucket.

They paid to resettle a lot of refugees outside the city, and Song Ning couldn't help but dress up in disguise and go out for a walk a few times every day.

Firstly, he wanted to see if those people were paid to do the job, and secondly, he knew a little bit about the art of cheating, and occasionally he could lend a hand to save one or two people.

But the disaster was so serious that after not seeing anyone for three days, Lance personally caught the person today and scrubbed him from head to toe - he was dirty.

After carefully washing Song Ning's black hair, Lance shook his head and hid the coldness in his eyes.

"On the surface, yes."

But the Son of the World would never waste such a good opportunity. Seeking justice for the people is only one of his goals, and the more important thing is how to use this account book to gain more benefits.

For example, Si Kouhong would never directly dig out the people standing behind these account books - after all, it would be more helpful for Si Kouhong's official career to catch the other party's handle and make friends with him than to offend him.

"Then the disaster victims in the north are..."

Song Ning was a little annoyed.

He has seen more disaster victims recently, so he naturally empathizes with them.

After hearing Lance's affirmative words, he couldn't help but turn around.

"Can you find a way to get the account books from him? I don't want those account books to fall into his hands and be used by him. Those are living lives."

Lance looked down into his bright eyes and leaned in for a kiss.

"as you wish."