RPAGF Chapter 498: Wandering Monk
Chapter 498: Wandering Monk
Shen Sui'an asked someone to make several copies of the portrait and immediately sent them to Madam Liu.
In her heart, she hoped that Zhao Jiuling's master had nothing to do with the royal family of the previous dynasty, and she did not want to force Zhao Jiuling to choose between her and her master.
In the evening, Fu Jinyuan came back and saw Shen Suian sitting in a daze in front of the desk.
"What are you looking at?" He walked over and held her in his arms.
He saw the portrait spread out on the desk.
He was a monk wearing tattered robes, with ordinary features and nothing attractive about him.
"He Zhitian?" Fu Jinyuan raised his eyebrows.
"This man is called Zhao Ze, and he is a wandering monk. Jiu Ling was adopted by him when she was a child, but I don't think this is his true face." Shen Suian said.
Fu Jinyuan looked slightly stern, "Zhao Jiuling's surname is also Zhao, is he related to the royal family of the previous dynasty?"
"He later chose the surname Zhao for himself out of gratitude to his master," Shen Sui'an said. "He had no connection with the previous dynasty."
It is better for Zhao Jiuling to have no connection with the previous dynasty than to have one.
Fu Jinyuan picked up the portrait and examined it carefully. "He doesn't even show his true face in front of his own disciples. It's obvious that he is on guard."
Finding this person was harder than he thought.
"If he knew that Zhao Jiuling was the orphan adopted back then, do you think he would show up?" Shen Sui'an suddenly asked.
Zhao Jiuling is now truly rich enough to rival a country. In addition to the silver he earns from his business, he also has that treasure.
The four boxes he brought back were already priceless, and there was no telling how much was hidden on the island.
Zhao Ze must hope that Zhao Jiuling can be of the same mind as him.
Fu Jinyuan knew that Shen Sui'an valued Zhao Jiuling, and if Zhao Jiuling betrayed her at that time, she would definitely be sad.
As if he understood what he was thinking, Shen Sui'an said, "I'll make it clear to Zhao Jiuling. If he's in trouble, then don't use this method."
"Okay." Fu Jinyuan nodded. He did not doubt Zhao Jiuling's loyalty to Shen Sui'an.
Otherwise, with those four boxes of treasures, Zhao Jiuling could be free and easy anywhere.
Fu Jinyuan thinks highly of Zhao Jiuling because she still chooses to be loyal in the face of such a wealthy man.
"The palace in Suzhou has been built. I'll let the chief secretary take people there first." In fact, when the new emperor ascended the throne, Fu Jinyuan had already thought of going to Suzhou, and from that time on he ordered people to speed up the construction of the palace.
"Take half of the servants with you first, and then leave a few who are smart and capable in the royal capital." Shen Sui'an said.
Fu Jinyuan hummed.
The couple discussed the list of things to take to Suzhou.
Only four boxes of eye-catching treasures are difficult to deal with.
"Don't take it with you. It's too heavy. It's easy for something to go wrong during transportation, and it will be discovered. Let's leave it in the royal capital, in the secret room, where it won't be easily discovered." Shen Sui'an said.
Fu Jinyuan: "Make the entrance to the secret room more secretive. I'll take care of this."
"Jiuling wants to go to Suzhou with us, and I agreed. I want to open a shipyard, and he is the best helper." Shen Sui'an said.
"I'll follow your arrangements." Fu Jinyuan has always trusted and supported her.
"Then... I will go to the Imperial Observatory tomorrow and choose a suitable day to set off. I wonder how long it will take to hand over the official duties of your Pacification Office." Shen Suian said.
Fu Jinyuan is not only the regent, but also the commander of the Pacification Division, so he can't just leave like that.
"The emperor does not agree with my resignation from the post of commander of the Pacification Office, so he allows me to set up a Pacification Office in Suzhou." Fu Jinyuan rubbed his eyebrows helplessly.
The little emperor was in a bad mood, and Fu Jinyuan didn't want to go against his wishes, so he just did what he said.
After a long time, the emperor finally felt relieved.
Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "Then listen to the emperor."
For the next half month, Shen Sui'an was responsible for arranging personnel arrangements in various parts of the palace. He could not take all the needed people to Suzhou. The parents of some of the maids worked in the farm, and it would be bad for the family to be separated.
Some maids have already been engaged and it is difficult to separate them.
Shen Sui'an asked Fu Jinyuan, "Should Guan Jin stay in the royal capital or go to Suzhou?"
"Why do you only care about him?" Fu Jinyuan asked. She seldom asked about the affairs of the Pacification Office.
"He proposed to me that he wanted to marry Fuqiu, so I have to make plans for their future," said Shen Sui'an.
If he was imprisoned and forced to stay in the royal capital, Fuqiu would naturally have to stay as well.
Fu Jinyuan was surprised, "When did it happen?"
Shen Sui'an glared at him, "You really don't care about your subordinates' life events at all. It's been so long."
"I'll go ask him." Fu Jinyuan raised his eyebrows.
Fuqiu wanted to go to Suzhou with Shen Sui'an. Protecting the princess was her responsibility. Besides, her good sister Ningshuang had gone to Suzhou, and she would be lonely in the royal capital.
Guan Jin followed his wife's wishes, so he went to Suzhou and Zheng Wuqing stayed in the royal capital.
"Is Zheng Wuqing still unmarried?" Shen Sui'an asked.
Fu Jinyuan thought for a moment and said, "Not yet."
"Hmm..." Shen Sui'an seemed to be thinking about something.
A few days before departure, Ruan Xiuyuan and Tan Jiao's wedding day arrived first.
Fu Jinyuan and Shen Suian took Chao Ge'er to the wedding.
The Ruan family hasn't held a wedding for a long time, especially since Chen had stabbed Ruan Xiuyuan in the back, making Ruan Xiuyuan an object of pity in the eyes of everyone.
Ruan Xiuyuan never needs anyone's sympathy.
Being a groom again, Ruan Xiuyuan's mood was completely different from last time. He saw affection and expectation on Tan Jiao's face, unlike Chen, who had deep disgust in her eyes since the wedding night.
At first he thought Chen was just not used to it, but later he realized that she just didn't like him and didn't want to marry him.
And Chen, they are a couple with resentment.
The sound of singing "The ceremony is over" echoed throughout the Ruan family mansion.
Ruan Xiuyuan finally raised a smile, held the bride's hand, and walked towards their new home calmly and steadily.
"That's great." Shen Suian sighed.
Seeing that Ruan Xiuyuan is now no different from an ordinary person, although he can no longer go to the battlefield, he is fortunately no longer has to sit in a wheelchair.
She turned around and took Cheng Zhiyun's arm, "Thanks to Doctor Zhou, my second uncle's legs can walk."
Cheng Zhiyun whispered, "Because of this incident, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are going to confer the title of Earl on Zhou Zhou. He has been so worried these past two days that his hair is about to fall out."
Fu Jinyuan told her about this.
Shen Sui'an: "What is there to worry about? Of course, I have to accept the imperial edict."
"Having a title will be good for Doctor Zhou and Brother Huan in the future."
"Think about it, if He Hongkui comes to cause trouble, Doctor Zhou is an earl, can the emperor still ignore him?"
Cheng Zhiyun glanced at Shen Sui'an and said a little embarrassedly: "I actually have the same idea."
Shen Sui'an patted the back of her hand and said, "Now that Doctor Zhou has become a count, you will be able to practice medicine and treat patients more smoothly in the future."
Otherwise, now that Doctor Zhou's reputation as a miraculous doctor has spread far and wide, some powerful people would take advantage of their power to bully others and use their authority to force Zhou Zhou to treat them.
With the Regent's Palace and the Nguyen family around, those people dare not act rashly.
"I'll go back and tell Zhou Zhou." Cheng Zhiyun said in a low voice.