Chapter 154: Second brother is truly talented (2)

A Blessed Daughter

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"Why does second brother feel that that nobleman who was in Xingshan County recently accounts for 10%?" Wei Ruo was curious.

The greatest role played by Chu Lan in this war should be that he requested the imperial court to increase the troops in Xingshan County, but why did he contribute 10%? "He is not a simple wealthy man, he is smart, understands military tactics, and is good at deploying people." Wei Jinyi replied.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi more curiously.

She knew what Wei Jinyi said, because the original work portrayed Chu Lan in this way.

But why did the second brother, who was in the mansion and hardly went out, could evaluate so accurately.

Wei Jinyi noticed that Wei Ruo was looking at her and explained calmly: "I enjoy reading books and listening to rumors. Although I am only staying at home, I have enough knowledge about things that happened outside."

"Second brother, you are indeed very talented. If you take the imperial examination, your probability of success will be very high." Wei Ruo became more and more confident in Wei Jinyi.

Wei Ruo held her chin with her hands, with an expression of admiration on her face, and little stars seemed to pop out of her eyes.

Wei Jinyi smiled, and then he couldn't help but extend his right hand to pat Wei Ruo's head. Just when he was about to touch her head, Wei Jinyi stopped suddenly.

“Second brother, what are you doing?"

"It's nothing." Wei Jinyi quickly withdrew his hand and gave a lame excuse. "You have fallen leaves on your head."

"But even if we can win this battle, there is no guarantee that my friend will survive." Wei Ruo's worry had not diminished.

Just because they won the war didn't mean that everyone on the winning side would come back alive.

"Is it the friend you mentioned last time?" Last time Wei Ruo had mentioned a friend.

"Well, yes. He joined the army, and the last time I rushed to make medicine for a wound, it was for him." Wei Ruo replied.

Joining the army means you are a man.

*When speaking in Chinese, 他 (he/him) and 她 (she/her) is spelled the same, so it can be confusing whether it is a man/woman. In this case, Wei Jinyi just knows that Wei Ruo’s friend is a man. I translated it to ‘him’ because we already knew he’s a man.

And those who could make Wei Ruo worry like this were bound to have an unusual relationship with her.

"Does your friend come to Xingshan County for you?" Wei Jinyi asked.

Wei Ruo only arrived in Xingshan County a few months ago and had rarely had contact with outsiders since then.

So this friend most likely was someone Wei Ruo knew from her time in Huzhou Prefecture.

"I guess so." Wei Ruo replied.

The nanny and Uncle Xu had both come, so Brother Xiaoyong would definitely come along.

Wei Jinyi lowered his head and fiddled with his chess game again.

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For two days in a row, the people living in the eastern part of the city could hear loud noises coming from the east, and sometimes they could see flames through the sky.

This made the dark clouds over Xingshan County even thicker.

Both the Qian and Xie Families had suspended classes these days. Wei Qingwan and Wei Ruo both stayed at home and did not go out.

In Tingsong Garden, Wei Ruo was looking at the account books. The "mystery box" allowed Sibaozhai to earn a full 122 taels of silver.

Xiumei ran into the room and said: "Miss, Mo mo Li…... Mo mo Li has been brought back to the mansion!"

"Isn't it less than three months' time?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I heard that it was the second young lady who pleaded for Mo mo Li to continue her punishment in the mansion. Instead, she's fined with an additional three months’ salary."

Wei Ruo snorted lightly: "She truly has a way."

"Miss, Mo mo Li is now at the entrance of our courtyard, saying that she is coming to kowtow to you." Xiumei frowned with an annoyed expression.

It’s fine if she returned back, why did she want to meet her? Is she trying to look for trouble?

"Let's meet her. I've been feeling very frustrated these past few days! I'm worried that there's nowhere to relieve this stress of Brother Xiaoyong!" Wei Ruo said.

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Comments (1)

CautiousCat5/4/2024

Ugh. What a cretinoius thing! Stop darkening our RuoRuo's doorway!