Little Dandy, He's a Little Good

The Eighth Prince looked up at Rong Zhuo with an innocent little face, it was really hard to refuse.

But this question is too serious, even though Yu Jingdu might just be joking, Rong Zhuo couldn't help but be serious.

He thought for a while, and said to the eighth prince, "Let me think about it before agreeing, okay?"

The Eighth Prince pursed his lips, as if he didn't quite understand why he had to think about such a simple question.

But he is an understanding character, and he nodded when he heard the words, without any intention of entanglement.

Seeing this, Rong Zhuo was slightly relieved, but he didn't dare to look at Yu Jingdu's expression.

Because he was not sure whether Yu Jingdu was joking from the beginning to the end.

"Let's go." Yu Jingdu leaned over and picked up the eighth prince, and said to Rong Zhuo: "I may be busy these two days..."

"En." Rong Zhuo nodded, not wanting to say too much in front of the Eighth Prince, and said: "Your Highness, go slowly."

After hearing the words, Yu Jingdu didn't say anything more.

After leaving the firm, he was still thinking about Rong Zhuo's words.

Rong Zhuo said, think carefully before agreeing, the other party used the word "agree" instead of "answer", which made Yu Jingdu a little happy.

"Third Brother, what are you laughing at?" The Eighth Prince asked in confusion.

Yu Jingdu was in a good mood, so he didn't answer him, and kissed the Eighth Prince's cheek.

"Oh!" The Eighth Prince frowned, "Third Brother, your beard pricked me..."

"You will have a beard when you grow up." Yu Jingdu said.

The eighth prince stroked his stubble with his small hand on his chin, and asked, "Then when will I grow up?"

"Soon." Yu Jingdu said: "If you are obedient, you will grow very quickly."

The Eighth Prince was a little puzzled, and didn't understand the relationship between being obedient and growing up fast.

But since the third brother said so, he decided to be obedient.

Today, after Rong Zhuo returned home, he couldn't help but think wildly.On the one hand, he felt that Yu Jingdu's words today were probably a joke, and he shouldn't take it too seriously, but he couldn't help but look forward to this matter.

He knew that two men could not get married in this dynasty.

Ordinary people can't do it, and Yu Jingdu's status is even more impossible.

But Yu Jingdu has already decided to refuse the marriage. In a sense, does it count as a promise to him?

A promise of a future where they have nothing but each other.

Although Yu Jingdu said that these two days would be busy, Rong Zhuo went to that house that night.

For some reason, he missed the other party very much today.

While lying in the quilt, he thought about the feeling of being hugged by Yu Jingdu today, and even reacted.

Rong Zhuo turned over, not wanting to pay attention to his own condition, but after a while, his body still didn't recover.In desperation, he could only think about Yu Jingdu while deciding to help himself.

Since they got together, this was the first time that Rong Zhuo helped himself.In the past, he didn't need to do anything at all, because Yu Jingdu was always very thoughtful, and there was no need to wait for Rong Zhuo to speak.

Unfortunately, Rong Zhuo didn't expect Yu Jingdu to break his promise.

Yu Jingdu said he was busy these two days, but after learning that Rong Zhuo had gone to the mansion tonight, he finally couldn't hold back and went to the mansion quietly.When he came here, it was a coincidence that he bumped into Rong Zhuo who was busy.

As a result, Yu Jingdu took care of it logically, and then coaxed Rong Zhuo to help him too.

"You miss me that much?" Yu Jingdu asked someone to fetch water, and teased while helping Rong Zhuo clean up.

Rong Zhuo pulled the quilt to cover his head, not wanting to talk to him.

"Don't be bored." Yu Jingdu lifted the quilt, moved to his lips and kissed him.

"Aren't you saying you can't come?" Rong Zhuo asked him.

"I miss you so much, I can't control it when I hear you come." Yu Jingdu said.

"Where is the Eighth Prince?"

"I've been coaxed to sleep a long time ago." After tidying up, Yu Jingdu also got on the couch and lay beside Rong Zhuo.

The young man probably hasn't fully recovered yet, the corners of his eyes still have a redness that hasn't faded, making him look particularly attractive.

"At the firm today...why didn't you agree?" Yu Jingdu asked.

"I thought you were joking."

"Do I look like someone who would joke about things like this?"

"Then why did you say this in front of the Eighth Prince?"

Yu Jingdu slowly kneaded his ears with one hand, "Aren't you happy?"

"No." Rong Zhuo said, "I'm not at ease."

"Don't worry, I'm here." Yu Jingdu said, "You didn't agree, did you think about it, or...don't trust me?"

Rong Zhuo looked at him, "Why are you saying this all of a sudden... Could it be a little too fast?"

"Hurry up?" Yu Jingdu said: "When I decided to provoke you, I thought about everything. Until now, I have already taken care of your emotions."

Rong Zhuo was startled, and asked him: "When did you decide to provoke me?"

"Probably in Qingyin Temple, the day you came to find me in the rain." Yu Jingdu said.

Rong Zhuo was a little surprised, he didn't expect Yu Jingdu to have made such a decision so early.

But thinking about it now, everything seems to be traceable...

On that day, on the way down the mountain, Yu Jingdu told him about Concubine Qi.

At that time, Rong Zhuo didn't know his identity, and only thought that Yan Wang was someone he had never met.

"In the past, I always felt that this road was too dangerous and I didn't want to drag you along." Yu Jingdu said: "I realized after that day that letting you go does not guarantee that you will be safe and sound. Only by letting you stay with me Only by your side can I truly protect you, and I don’t worry about changing anyone else.”

Rong Zhuo's eyes turned red when he heard this, and his heart was filled with irony.

In the past, he always felt that Yu Jingdu had a cold temper and didn't like to express himself very much.

Especially when they first met, the other party always said very little and never expressed any feelings to him.At that time, Rong Zhuo could clearly feel that the other party cared about him as a friend, but it was difficult to get any verbal expression from the other party.

But I don't know when, Yu Jingdu changed.

Whenever Rong Zhuo felt that kind of uncertainty or uneasiness in his heart, Yu Jingdu could always sense it and give him the most direct response.

To some extent, this gave Rong Zhuo a great sense of security.

"I didn't want to force you to promise me something, but..." Yu Jingdu avoided his gaze a little, with a trace of hesitation in his eyes, "I think it's better to tell you about this matter earlier."

"Which thing?" Rong Zhuo asked.

"You may not know that I left the border and returned to Beijing last year, in fact, to perform the Crown Ceremony." Yu Jingdu said: "If there is no such thing as the illness and what happened later, it stands to reason that I should go back before the New Year."

Rong Zhuo's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, and suddenly he had a bad premonition.

"Because the border war is not completely over." Yu Jingdu said: "Sooner or later we will have a life-and-death battle with the Kuang Kingdom. If I am not mistaken, this time will come soon."

"You..." Rong Zhuo looked at him, a little speechless.

"I've already made up my mind, and I will take the initiative to invite you after the reserve is established."

Hearing this, Rong Zhuo suddenly sat up, frowned and said, "Are you going to fight?"

Yu Jingdu looked at him nervously, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to accept this matter.

Rong Zhuo stared at him for a long while, his heart sank little by little, because although Yu Jingdu didn't answer, there was determination in his eyes that couldn't be discussed.

"I need to fight this battle, so that I can have the confidence to formally refuse marriage to him." Yu Jingdu said: "At that time, I will have the status of the crown prince and I have made such contributions. No matter how angry he is, he will not marry me." Don’t dare to move me easily, or you will make everyone angry.”

Rong Zhuo's eyes turned red, and he grabbed his sleeve and said, "Can't I not go? At worst, I won't refuse the marriage, okay?"

"What stupid words?" Yu Jingdu held his hand, "If you don't refuse the marriage, do you want me to marry someone else to be the princess?"

"Is there no other way?" Rong Zhuo choked up and said, "I don't want you to go to war, you have already suffered such serious injuries, can't you go with someone else this time?"

Yu Jingdu raised his hand to caress his frowning brows, and coaxed him softly: "You don't know how powerful I am. In the Beibei Army, I'm like an arm of General Chang. Without me, this battle will be very difficult." It's hard to fight. If I don't go, we will die a lot and pay more..."

"I know you are very powerful." Rong Zhuo hugged him, feeling aching in his heart.

It's not that he doesn't want Yu Jingdu to go, and he doesn't want to make Yu Jingdu a coward, he's just afraid.

Thinking of Yu Jingdu's injuries, and the previous narrow escape...

What scares him even more is that there is no such battle in the original book.

The Kuang Kingdom was subjugated several years later, and at that time Yu Jingdu had already taken the position of prince. The emperor was unable to continue to take care of the government due to illness, so he gave Yu Jingdu the power of supervising the country.So in that battle, Yu Jingdu did not go to the front line in person. Of course, the result was exactly as Yu Jingdu expected. Although the Northern Army won, they suffered heavy losses, and General Chang also died for the country.

But I don't know why, this time everything is ahead of schedule.

It was precisely because of this that Rong Zhuo felt afraid.

He was afraid that what if not only the process changed, but also the ending?

Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, even though he didn't want to think so, he still felt scared.

"I didn't just decide to volunteer for this matter. I stayed at the border for so many years and watched so many children die in other places. To completely end the war is what I have always wanted to do. Believe me, I will be whole. Come back tall." Yu Jingdu said: "I'm not willing to die like this, thinking that you will forget me in the future, and even fall in love with others, I dare not die."

Hearing what he said, Rong Zhuo knew that there was no room for change in this matter.

Yu Jingdu is the future master of this dynasty, and no one can stop him from going to fight this battle.

In particular, part of the reason why he was going was related to Rong Zhuo.

That night, Rong Zhuo didn't say anything to prevent Yu Jingdu from going.

In other words, he never spoke again that night, and fell asleep after hugging Yu Jingdu for a while.

The more Rong Zhuo was like this, the more uncomfortable Yu Jingdu felt.

He even felt a little regretful, wondering if he shouldn't have told Rong Zhuo about it so early.

But after thinking about it, if it really comes to an end, wouldn't it be that I don't even have time to coax people?

He wanted to cherish this time with Rong Zhuo before going to the border, and he hoped Rong Zhuo would think the same way.

Since this is something they have to go through, escaping is not the way to go.

The next day, when Rong Zhuo woke up, Yu Jingdu had already left.

He thought of everything last night, and thought that it would be fine if this was a dream.

But he knew that this was not a dream.

And the only thing he can do right now is accept it.

Rong Zhuo looks soft-tempered, but actually has a tough side in his heart.

He may not be very brave and fearless, but he also has his own decisiveness in many things.

Just like the rainy night Yu Jingdu mentioned, he chose to ride his horse to lure the assassin away, and went to find Yu Jingdu overnight.

It was also this move that saved the lives of his family members and also prompted him and Yu Jingdu to be completely tied together.

Now, Yu Jingdu's going to the border has become a fact.

Rong Zhuo didn't plan to spend any more time worrying about being sad, because that wouldn't change anything.

Instead of worrying unnecessarily about things that haven't happened, he might as well cherish the time with Yu Jingdu.

But he and Yu Jingdu can't meet each other at any time now, so Rong Zhuo has a lot of opportunities to think wildly in the spare time.Of course, his cranky thinking is not aimless cranky thinking, but thinking that Yu Jingdu has gone to the border, what can he do?

Not only for Yu Jingdu, but also for their peaceful life in the future...

Rong Zhuo locked himself in the room and thought for a whole day.

At dusk, he went to find Father Rong.

Father Rong has been busy integrating into the work of the shop now, but he is not idle.

Rong Zhuo flipped through the account books on his desk, thinking about how to speak to the other party.

"Can you understand?" Rong Qinghuai asked him.

"Yes." Rong Zhuo said: "When I was in Yuzhou, shopkeeper Duan taught me how to read the account books."

"Now you don't have to go to Guozi Academy to study, but you can go to the shop to do something, so as not to idle around all day." Rong Qinghuai said.

Rong Zhuo nodded, "Father, I don't want to go to the shop, I want to go to trade with the caravan, do you think it's okay?"

"You?" Rong Qinghuai glanced at him, just about to say that you, with your delicate skin and tender flesh, can suffer so much?But when the words came to his lips, he held back.

In the past, he had always been prejudiced against this son.

But for more than half a year, he found that he seemed to be wrong.

Rong Zhuo looked ignorant, but in fact he had more ideas than he imagined most of the time.

"You can go to trade if you want." Rong Qinghuai said, "You should know what trade is like when you go to Yuzhou this time, as long as you are prepared, you can endure the hardship."

"Dad, did you agree?" Rong Zhuo asked him.

"It's good for young people to go out more." Rong Qinghuai said, "See the world."

Rong Zhuo nodded, and said again: "But I haven't figured out what to do. Uncle promised me before that if I am willing to learn, he can let me form my own caravan and go wherever I want. Do whatever you want."

"Do you have an idea?" Rong Qinghuai asked him.

"I'm still thinking about it." Rong Zhuo said, "Father, what do you lack the most during the war?"

"During war..." Rong Qinghuai thought for a while, "Aside from soldiers, it's nothing more than food, weapons, supplies, and medicine. Why do you ask these? Do you want to join the army?"

"That's not true. It's not enough for me to join the army to cause trouble." Rong Zhuo said: "What you said, the food and grass are probably not enough. The amount is too large. I'm afraid the caravan will not be able to handle it. It has to be dispatched by the court. Weapons are not enough. No, the law does not allow, medicine..."

Drugs should be a big problem indeed.

Rong Zhuo remembered that Yu Jingdu's old illness was caused by the untimely treatment.

Even with an identity like Yu Jingdu's lack of medicines, those ordinary soldiers are probably even more troublesome.Throughout the ages, wars have not happened overnight, and the loss of casualties is a big problem for the army.After a battle, there are countless wounded. If they do not receive effective treatment, even minor injuries may be fatal.

Rong Qinghuai frowned, "What do you want to do?"

"It's okay, I'm just asking casually." Rong Zhuo said.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Rong Qinghuai didn't ask any further questions.

But he could tell that his son was obviously holding back something.

Early the next morning, Rong Zhuo went to find Duan Chengxing.

It was rare for Duan Chengxing to see his nephew being serious, so he was a little surprised.

When Rong Zhuo opened his mouth, he also mentioned the matter of businessmen.

Duan Chengxing was a little surprised, but more pleased.

He has said to Rong Zhuo more than once before that as long as he wants, no matter if it is a shop or a caravan, he can arrange it for him.He said this not because he expected Rong Zhuo to make a great career, but because he didn't want to see him wasting away with Duan Zheng all day long.

If these two children can do some serious things together, it will be better than visiting flower houses all day long, right?

"If you have any plans, just tell me, no matter which caravan you want to join or build one yourself, uncle can help you." Duan Chengxing said: "If you have something you don't understand, you can ask me, or I It’s okay to arrange someone to teach you.”

"Uncle, do our caravans have fixed routes?" Rong Zhuo asked him.

"Most of them are fixed, because they are familiar with each other along the way, and it is easy to deal with everywhere. If you change people back and forth, you will have to find out again, wasting energy and time." Duan Chengxing said.

"Then where are our caravans going?" Rong Zhuo asked him.

"Many of the caravans in our capital go to the south, the caravans in Qizhou are like the one you followed to Yuzhou last time, and there are also those in the north." Duan Chengxing said: "I can ask someone to sort out the routes for you later. What? You want to pick one to follow? I mentioned to your father last time that there is a caravan going to Jiangnan. If you want to go, you can go with Zhenger. The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, and you can also walk by water. "

Rong Zhuo smiled and asked him: "Do we have a caravan to Beijiang?"

"Beijiang?" Duan Chengxing said with a smile: "Beijiang Road is too far away, and it's at the border. There may be bandits on the road. Besides, it's not peaceful all the year round, and money is not easy to earn. We have to choose the right way to do business. Isn't it where the money is?"

Rong Zhuo nodded, "That's the truth."

Duan Chengxing looked at him, "Xiao Zhuo, don't you want to go to Beijiang?"

"I'm thinking, if our family's caravan doesn't go to Beijiang, other families probably won't go either, so there is no caravan there." Rong Zhuo said: "Now that the war is not over, Beijiang is indeed not easy to do business with, but the war There is always an end, right?"

"Yeah." Duan Chengxing nodded and did not refute him.

"Uncle." Rong Zhuo looked at him, "I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible or not."

Duan Chengxing thought of what Yu Jingdu said to him that day, and guessed that Rong Zhuo's actions today were probably related to Yu Jingdu.

"Beijiang is the garrison of the Northern Army. You are on good terms with His Royal Highness Yanwang. Do you want to work for Yanwang this time?" Duan Chengxing asked bluntly.Rong Zhuo didn't expect him to guess it, somewhat surprised.

"It's not working for the Banyan King. I'm thinking that the war at the border is not over. If we form a caravan to deliver medicines to Beijiang, if the war resumes, we will be serving the court, right?" Rong Zhuo said.

Duan Chengxing smiled, "Xiao Zhuo, uncle thinks it's good that you have such a pure heart for the country and the people. But have you ever thought that we are businessmen after all, and there is no profit in things like medicinal materials. You can only do it at a loss.”

"That's not necessarily true." Rong Zhuo said, "What if we cooperate with the imperial court?"

Duan Chengxing was startled, "How to cooperate?"

"Let's work hard and ask the imperial court to pay for it." Rong Zhuo said: "Open up a business route to transport medicinal materials to the border. Our medicinal materials are exclusively for the Northern Army, and all expenses of the caravan will be borne by the imperial court, and then let them take what we should earn." The money has been subsidized.”

It was the first time that Duan Chengxing heard that he could still cooperate with the imperial court, so he couldn't help being a little confused.

But when he heard Rong Zhuo say that, he felt that it was not nonsense.

"This matter... I'm afraid the imperial court won't set this precedent for us, right?" Duan Chengxing said: "Besides, the border war is not too serious now. If you make such a big move, I'm afraid..."

"Uncle, you only said whether this method is feasible or not, and I'll figure out the rest." Rong Zhuo said.

"I don't think...it's not feasible at all."

"That's feasible!" Rong Zhuo said.

"There are many questions. Where is the right place to transport the medicinal materials? How much is needed? How much manpower and material resources are needed?" Duan Chengxing said: "Also, if the medicinal materials are enough, are there enough doctors at the border? Can these medicinal materials be used up in the army?" Its use, these must be carefully considered, otherwise the imperial court may not buy our account."

"Well, these problems really need to be understood." Rong Zhuo said: "There may be more problems, but as long as it is feasible, the problems can always be solved."

"I used to know some people in the army. I heard from them that many people in the army will be injured due to injuries. Some injuries can be easily recovered if there is a medical center to take a good look at them, but There is a shortage of doctors and medicines in the army, if the wound is infected, a small injury can turn into a serious injury, and there are many people who are disabled or die." Duan Chengxing said: "If this can be done, it will be considered a merit."

Rong Zhuo couldn't help but sighed when he heard the words, feeling a little pressure inexplicably.

"Xiao Zhuo, how did you come up with this?" Duan Chengxing asked him.

Rong Zhuo smiled, but did not answer the other party.

Before he entered the book, his family was in business, and he had learned a lot from his ears and eyes since he was a child.

In fact, in modern society, cooperation between enterprises and the government is a common thing, and it is a win-win situation if it is done well.

Using caravans to transport medicinal materials, in modern society, is similar to the government expropriating a certain express company to deliver some urgently needed items in a special period.This special cooperation model not only saves the government the energy of developing express services independently, but also generates income for express companies.

If it is done well, neither side will lose, and it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.

Rong Zhuo wasn't sure if this could be done, but he wanted to try.

When Yu Jingdu was fighting for his home country and their future, he didn't want to wait in the capital and worry about fear.

He doesn't have the ability like Yu Jingdu, so he can't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

But he felt he could always do something, even if it was just a small favor.

And in this way, he might be able to get closer to Yu Jingdu.

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