Chapter 430
Chapter 430: Mercy And Deep Running Still Waters[JW1] Are A Pair
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Fan Xian winced and, with a suffering face, he stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked his broken lip . He suddenly found that there was a trace of sweetness . Only now did he know that the anger Wan'er had been suppressing these days had completely exploded out in this one bite . He considered his words and carefully said, "I don't want to say anything else, I just think…you've suffered hardships these days . "
Lin Wan'er turned in his embrace and indistinctly said, "What hardships?"
"I don't have time to spend with you . " Fan Xian thought for a bit and then said, "And now, my sister and brother have both gone to Northern Qi, Ye Ling'er has married, and it's impossible for Ruo Jia to play with you…leaving Jingdou, going to Jiangnan, coming to Danzhou, I guess you don't even have some beside you to say private things to, besides, these are all unfamiliar places . "
He hadn't even finished speaking when Lin Wan'er's big eyes were beginning to gradually mist over . She sighed gently and said, "You, ah…to say you have no heart, yet you know all of this . To say you have a heart, yet you can endure to treat me like this . "
Hearing this, Fan Xian's heart was a bit chilled . He coughed and asked, "How have I treated you?"
"There is more you want to say?" Lin Wan'er gazed intently at his eyes .
Fan Xian thought for a bit and then nodded .
Lin Wan'er laughed coldly . "You're being shameless again . I've told you in Jingdou before, whatever you want to do, I won't stop you . In any case, these womanly words have no power . I just wish you could be more candid and let me know before things happen . No matter how useless I am in the present, I am still the senior daughter-in-law in the Fan family . There are some things you cannot hide from me . "
"What are you talking about?" Fan Xian was faintly angry . "No matter what, you can't abandon yourself to self-pity . The Wan'er I like is a warm and cheeky girl…"
His words were only half spoken when he closed his mouth . On the contrary, Wan'er smiled sweetly and warmly said, "Why don't you keep lecturing?"
Fan Xian coughed and said, "Whether or not you believe it, I had no intention to say anything else today . "
"Oh, is that so?" Lin Wan'er sighed . "Then when are you going to tell me the story of Haitang?"
Fan Xian was silent for a moment then said, "That's not the same, not the same . " Saying this, he tightly hugged Wan'er, who had rolled over in a huff . One hand gently encircled her soft waist while he quietly said beside her ear, "We've been apart for a dozen days, so why talk about that?"
If it had been Haitang, or Ruoruo, women that had been influenced by Fan Xian's modern feminist ideas, at this time, they would probably have long kicked Fan Xian off the bed .
Although Wan'er had grown since a young age in the Palace and her entire mind was meticulous and deep, it was just on the matter of men and women that she had received the most traditional education . In a huffy voice, she said, "That girl's identity is different and already troublesome, but you had to do things your way . In the future, who knows what problems this will cause?"
Hearing this apparent concession, not only did Fan Xian's heart not relax, on the contrary, a faint regret welled up . People, especially men, if one said they did not love someone, that seemed to be untrue . But if one said he would love someone for their entire life and never look to the side, this was also a lie .
Admiring the jade on Dong Mountain and watching the sunset on Xi Mountain, was to do different things at different places . There was no need for anyone to lie to themselves and brainwash the world .
"However, you are at home all day with no one to play mahjong with you . It is indeed very boring . " Fan Xian did not want to continue the topic because he had suddenly realized that with Haitang, her position still fell into the category of friend . That girl may not want to marry into the Fan family . What was the point of worrying about this early? Why make his wife worry along with him and be jealous of A, B, C things .
"The women in the Palace…do they not also pass their days like this?" Fan Xian's words touched on Lin Wan'er's true weakness deep in her heart and made her sigh endlessly .
She had grown up, ever since a young age, in the Palace . Her mother was an illustrious princess and her father was Prime Minister Lin . Unfortunately, she had been long locked in the Palace and had not seen her parents very many times . It was like she had been raised collectively by the women in the Palace . She was naturally smart and, having grown up in that atmosphere, also not exceptionally brilliant . But, at least she somewhat understood the machinations on the field of power . She believed her abilities should have been used more effectively .
However, for one, because of her connection to the Eldest Princess, Lin Wan'er had an antipathy for manipulation and scheming, but she would rather have peace . For two, because of the enmity between her husband and her mother, she wouldn't be able to find a suitable place to shine .
This was something she and Fan Xian had discussed a long time ago .
If a person cannot find a place in their surroundings, they will eventually feel a sense of loss . If she was a normal girl, then managing housework, being filial to her parents-in-law, serving her husband, and raising some children would be enough . But, Lin Wan'er's birth ensured that if she continued in such a normal life, she would always feel some regret in her heart . It was even more so since she could see many people beginning to shine around Fan Xian .
At one point, Lin Wan'er was ready to accept her fate . She was prepared to hold onto the wonderful memories of having children to transcend obstacles and work hard to have a child for Fan Xian, thus, tying her husband's heart to her side . That was why she had run the risk of stopping the medicine Fei Jie had given her .
Fan Xian was a tender and sensitive person, so he realized the deeper meaning of his wife's action . Of course, he knew the reason for the faint worry between his wife's brows these few months, but…he still had yet found a good solution .
Fan Sizhe's dream was in commerce, so Fan Xian could kick him to the North to smuggle . Ruoruo's dream was heavily influenced by Fan Xian, so Fan Xian could use up every method to have her become Ku He's disciple and walk far and see different people . However, Wan'er's…status was not the same . She was his wife, her dream…or to put it more clichéd, what path should she seek to achieve her value?
The spring examination case, as well as some later matters, made Fan Xian understand that Wan'er's specialty was indeed in the Palace, in planning . She could help him a great deal . However, the problem was he and Xinyan were like fire and water, so how could he let Wan'er be caught in the middle?
Fan Xian sighed and said, "If one day there is a day when swords clash, I really don't know what I should do . "
Such naked words were rare between the couple . They had long avoided this matter . Lin Wan'er was silent for a while then said, "You know, I don't have too much feeling for my mother…but, after all, she is my mother . "
"I understand . " Fan Xian placed his nose against her hair and took a deep breath . "Believe me, at least I will never hurt you . "
Would anyone believe these words?
Fan Xian suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Wan'er, it is indeed very boring to stay at home all day…I have some matters I want you to help me do, however, it might be hard work and mentally taxing . "
Lin Wan'er widened her eyes with curiosity and turned her body so she was face to face with Fan Xian . "What matters?"
With a soft fragrance in his embrace, Fan Xian held his wife and couldn't resist rubbing her full body . He smiled and said, "You know I am a wealthy person . "
"Of course . " Lin Wan'er couldn't help but laugh and, turning her hand, slapped that wandering hand .
Fan Xian said seriously, "When I first went down to Jiangnan last year, I found that although Jiangnan was wealthy, in reality, there were still a great number of common people who did not have enough to wear and enough food to fill their stomachs . If even Jiangnan is like that, there is little need to talk about Jiangbei and those commoners in the middle of the Yangtze River that were flooded . Who knows how they are going to survive?"
Lin Wan'er asked curiously, "Did you say you already thought of a way to move the silver taken from the palace treasury to the River Transport Governor's yamen?"
"That is only one portion . " Fan Xian thought about it and said, "You know more about the court than me . There are few officials there that can be trusted . If I put the silver into the court, even with the Overwatch Council and Yang Wanli watching it, what will flow away will still flow away…not to speak of others, at least the Fan and Liu families, as well as the Palace, will all take some from this cache of silver . So I was thinking…some things it is easier for us to do ourselves . "
"What things?"
"Jiangnan really is rich . Those wealthy merchants can bring out tens of millions of liang of silver . " Fan Xian smiled coldly . "Yet, there are still so many poor people…this is a problem of uneven distribution . "
He sighed and continued, "I don't have any power to change this reality . I can only find some mediocre methods to improve it . "
"You mean…" Lin Wan'er guessed her husband's thoughts and hesitantly said, "You are going to rob the rich to give to the poor?"
Fan Xian laughed out loud . He hadn't expected his noble-born wife to be able to use the pirate language often seen in novels . He couldn't resist sliding his knuckle down her perky nose .
Wan'er stuck out her tongue and giggled .
"But…it really is like robbing the rich and giving to the poor, right?"
Fan Xian thought for a bit then said seriously, "My thoughts are like this, in any case, we've scrapped so much silver from the palace treasury and officials, we have to think of some way to spend it . There is no way for our family to use all of it . As I said earlier, I don't want to go through the route of the court, but then how will we use this silver on the common people?"
Lin Wan'er made a noise of agreement and said, "In the past, the common thing to do is to open porridge shops and build charity schools . I remember when I was little, there was a disaster in the North, and all the refugees surged into Jingdou . A few major officials in the court asked the Emperor to send out troops to suppress them and have these refugees be scattered into the nearby provinces . However, the Emperor did not agree to this suggestion, rather he dismissed those major officials and opened the royal storage . That year, when they were giving out the porridge, the empress dowager even brought some of us from the Palace to ladle it out . "
Fan Xian nodded . He had heard of this story . The Emperor wasn't an idiot, naturally, he knew how to handle the situation . He said, "Just handing out porridge on short notice isn't enough . Charity schools are also difficult to expand, so I have decided to put the money I have earned into a special organization so it can do charitable works for many years . "
He lay on the thin blanket and waved his hand . "Poor students who have no money can come to our school to study . If they don't have food to eat, we will buy and give out rice . If they have no sprouts, we will give it to them . In any case, whatever the court has not thought of to do, we will do it all . "
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