nashuaworldcup Chapter 1076 Who exactly is "Brother Ruan"?
Chapter 1076 Who exactly is "Brother Ruan"?
Wan Qianshan and Wan Qianzi stayed overnight at the Feng family's house last night, never expecting to run into "Brother Ruan".
Wan Qianzi exclaimed happily, "Brother Ruan... how come it's you?"
Jiang Fenghua said, "I've come to see an old friend. What brings Miss Qianzi here?"
"us……"
Wan Qianshan spoke first: "Zi'er and I were just leaving the Feng family and were about to return to Yuzhou City when we unexpectedly met 'Brother Ruan' and the bride's elder brother, Young Master Gongsun. So you know each other too!"
Jiang Fenghua did not elaborate, giving a vague answer: "We are all friends."
Wan Qianshan cupped his hands in greeting, his eyes fixed on Prefect Zhang, and said with an ambiguous expression, "I didn't expect to run into Prefect Zhang. Are Prefect Zhang and Brother Ruan friends as well?"
Judging from Zhang Qian's position, he, the dignified prefect of Yuzhou, was standing below "Brother Ruan," and the young master Gongsun was also standing below him. "Brother Ruan's" status was clearly higher than that of Prefect Zhang, which is why Zhang Qian acted so humbly and respectfully.
They came from the tomb of Consort Jing...
Zhang Qian certainly wouldn't dare say he was friends with the Empress. Before he could speak, Jiang Fenghua interjected, "We are friends with Prefect Zhang's daughter."
They came out of Consort Jing's mausoleum with Prefect Zhang, so Wan Qianshan could probably guess what they were going to do, so he might as well just tell them directly.
"The Consort Jing who married into the palace, the one whose mausoleum was built in Yu County?" Wan Qianshan asked in confusion, "Why are all of Consort Jing's friends men?"
Jiang Fenghua's eyes flashed with displeasure upon hearing this. "Young Master Wan has such a gossipy mouth. No wonder you haven't gotten married yet. You're worried that speaking ill of the royal family will bring you trouble."
Wan Qianshan's face was full of embarrassment. "I didn't mean anything else, what I meant was..."
He was actually making a joke from a man's perspective, and he blamed himself for speaking too quickly. He quickly apologized to Prefect Zhang, "Uncle Zhang, I'm sorry, it was Qianshan who was rude."
Zhang Qian was surprised...
The address "Uncle Zhang" came out of nowhere.
He also sensed Wan Qianshan's deliberate sarcasm; since the person was already gone, he wouldn't be kind to him if he were to spread bad rumors about him.
Zhang Qian deliberately acted haughty, saying in a deep voice, "When did I gain a nephew? My Jing'er is the only daughter of the Zhang family. She doesn't even have any brothers, so she has made a few more friends. Young Master Wan, please be careful with your words."
Zhang Qian usually didn't have much contact with the merchants. Everyone knew he was an honest official who wouldn't accept bribes or do favors for anyone. So, people generally kept their distance from this prefect. To put it bluntly, they knew his character, so they didn't take him seriously.
Jiang Fenghua deliberately said, "Lord Zhang, let's go back to the Feng Family Escort Agency first! Some collaborations still need to be discussed with Old Master Feng in person before they can be finalized."
In front of Wan Qianshan, Zhang Qian bowed to Jiang Fenghua and said, "As long as it is for the good of Yuzhou and for the good of the people of Yuzhou, I will listen to Young Master Ruan. Please, Young Master Ruan."
"Please, Lord Zhang." Jiang Fenghua returned the greeting.
Then she said to Wan Qianshan, "We'll be leaving now, goodbye, Young Master Wan."
Watching the departing figures of the crowd, Wan Qianshan fell into deep thought. What was their cooperation with Prefect Zhang about, and what was it for the good of Yuzhou?
Who exactly is this person who can make Zhang Qian bow and scrape?
The Wan family runs a silk business in Yuzhou and can be considered wealthy. But rich people never think they have too much money. They will participate in any opportunity to make money and will not allow themselves to be outdone by any other company.
When Yuzhou was hit by a disaster, the Bai family encountered some trouble. Bai Yuhan used her father's seal to open the Bai family's granary and donate grain to the people of Yuzhou, which caused quite a stir in the Bai family.
Actually, Wan's business wasn't easy either, so the elders of both families decided to arrange a marriage to help each other.
The elders of the Wan family wanted him to marry into the Bai family, and the other party was Bai Yuhan, who had been the subject of rumors.
Wan Qianshan had already heard his father mention this matter, so when Bai Yuhan appeared in the Feng family banquet hall and called out "Young Master Ruan" as her husband, he was a little confused. He just pretended not to know anything and didn't show it.
He didn't actually have any feelings for Bai Yuhan, but Bai Yuhan suddenly became "Brother Ruan's" wife. At the time, he didn't expose her because he wanted to see what would happen next. Who knew that he was drunk last night and didn't see "Brother Ruan" when he woke up, so he didn't leave until noon today.
It turns out that "Brother Ruan" went to see Prefect Zhang.
Bai Yuhan and "Brother Ruan" seemed very close, not like they were a couple at all, but he didn't deny it, so their relationship must be unusual.
Who exactly is "Brother Ruan"?
Seeing her sister Ruan leave like this, Wan Qianzi was reluctant to leave Yu County. She interrupted Wan Qianshan's thoughts, "Brother, I want to go back to Yu County for a while before going home. Brother Ruan... is here."
Wan Qianshan glared at his sister, "You spent the whole day yesterday with Bai Yuhan, your brother Ruan's wife. You spent the whole night with your sweetheart, how come you're not sad or upset?"
Wan Qianzi immediately fell silent. Yesterday, it was Bai Yuhan who arranged for someone to get her older brother drunk. She dared not reveal these things to Bai Yuhan.
She said, "When did I ever say that Brother Ruan was my sweetheart? Now that he's married, I've come to terms with it and might as well let go. I've also found that Bai Yuhan isn't so bad after all."
Wan Qianshan knew his sister well, but this was the first time she had lied to him and helped outsiders hide the truth from him. He deliberately said, "You also know about the feud between the Bai family and the Wan family. If Grandmother finds out that you are close to the Bai family, humph, Grandmother will punish you carefully when we get back."
Wan Qianzi's face turned even paler with fright. "Don't tell Grandmother that I'm cutting off all ties with Bai Yuhan."
“It’s impossible not to tell you, unless you tell me whether Bai Yuhan and Brother Ruan are really husband and wife,” Wan Qianshan said deliberately.
Wan Qianzi was stunned. "Why are you asking so many questions? No matter if they are husband and wife, you can't like Brother Ruan. You are a man, how can you like a man? If you keep doing this, I'm going to tell Father."
Wan Qianshan quickly covered her mouth and said sternly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Wan Qianzi, equally fiery, directly pried her brother's hand away, saying, "I'm not lying. Why do you have a portrait of Brother Ruan from when he was a child hidden in your study? Who painted that picture? And there's a love poem on it: 'What is love in this world that makes people willing to die for it?' You're so cheesy."
Wan Qianshan wanted to strangle Wan Qianzi, "How dare you go into my study and rummage through things? Are you crazy?!"
"Big brother's the one who's sick!" Wan Qianzi's voice was louder than his. "I'm going to tell Mother that you have a problem with liking boys. No wonder you won't marry when we tell you to, humph!"
She also had a way of dealing with her brother; she had promised Bai Yuhan to keep it a secret for Sister Ruan.
After saying that, she ran away. Wan Qianshan shouted angrily, "Come back here and let me explain! It's not what you saw, Zi'er..."