freenovelworld Chapter 555: Consider it a loan!
Chapter 555: Consider it a loan!
Mu Xin Nuan simply had a flash of inspiration and dismantled Duanmu Chu Ze's previous ideas one by one, which resulted in a large circle that was more appealing and culturally rich than the academy.
In this way, it would not incur the displeasure of those in power, but would also solve the problem of some local people being unable to afford to send their children to school. It was truly a win-win situation.
Mu Xin Nuan's performance this time made these old fogies in the council chamber look at her in a new light.
It turns out they not only have a wise and brilliant prince, but also a princess with great talent and wisdom!
“Aze, this method is good, but you will still need to invest a lot of money in the early stages. I know that most of your money is either invested in Chang Le Fang or wasted in the military camp. Here, I still have some money on hand. If you don’t mind, you can take it and use it first.”
Duanmu Chuze hugged her tightly, "Anuan, I originally wanted to marry you and enjoy a life of happiness, but I never expected that I would always make you worry about me."
"Don't talk nonsense. We are husband and wife. Shouldn't we be of one mind as husband and wife?"
Duanmu Chuze laughed loudly, "Well said! A couple of hearts united! I want to show them who said I forcibly took you away? Or that I stole your love? They actually believed such rumors? They're a bunch of idiots!"
At this moment, Mu Xin Nuan suddenly realized, "So, you wanted me to come to the Council of State, partly to use the ministers' words to tell the officials and common people that we are husband and wife and that we are very loving?"
“Smart! On one hand, it’s because of that. On the other hand, I also want them to know that my queen is no ordinary woman! With a queen like you, how could I possibly look at any other woman?”
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback, then looked him up and down a few times before asking, "Is someone trying to offer you a beautiful woman?"
Duanmu Chuze nodded. "That's right! That's why I thought of bringing you to the Council of State, so they can think twice about what kind of woman could surpass you. Their so-called ladies from prominent families? Humph! They're simply overestimating themselves."
Mu Xin Nuan rolled her eyes at him, "So you really did take advantage of me today?"
"Don't put it so harshly. Didn't you say that? We are husband and wife, and husband and wife should be of one mind."
Seeing Duanmu Chuze's mischievous smile, Mu Xinnuan couldn't help but chuckle. Finally, she asked, "Was my idea really that good? You all seem genuinely happy about it."
"Of course! It really is wonderful! My original plan was just to build a comprehensive academy, but as you said, if Father and Crown Prince found out about this, they might feel uneasy. They might think that I'm trying to win over the hearts of scholars and intellectuals across the land. But now that I've done it this way, the situation is quite different."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, as if she had thought of something, "You were unwilling to build Chang Le Fang in Yan Zhou before because you had this plan all along?"
Duanmu Chuze nodded. “Yanzhou is the core of Yan. It shouldn’t be too commercially developed here, but rather filled with the fragrance of books and a spirit of learning and striving for excellence. While building Chang Le Fang here would make the place more prosperous, that kind of superficial extravagance is not what I want.”
“I understand. Only when people have access to education and employment will this place become more stable and attract more attention.”
Duanmu Chuze quickly kissed her on the cheek, "My Anuan, you are indeed smart."
Mu Xin Nuan glared at him, when suddenly the carriage swayed and she lost her balance, almost falling forward. Fortunately, Duanmu Chu Ze caught her in time and pulled her into his arms.
"Anuan, marrying you is truly the greatest blessing of my life."
Mu Xin Nuan leaned quietly against his chest, and could even feel his heartbeat, so fast, so steady, so strong and powerful.
"Aze, being able to marry you in this life is my greatest blessing."
Duanmu Chuze smiled, and the atmosphere inside the carriage grew warmer and warmer.
After returning to Yijing Garden, Mu Xin Nuan asked Rong Yue and a few others to take a look at all her precious children.
Mu Xin Nuan looked at the silver notes containing 200,000 taels of silver in the box and let out a soft sigh. This silver was given to her by her father, mother, grandfather, maternal grandfather, and several uncles and aunts before she got married.
Of course, what my father and mother gave me accounted for the majority.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver is quite a lot if it were in my possession. But what use would it be? It would just be a pile of paper sitting here. But if it could be used to benefit the people of Yanzhou, then Aze and I would naturally be doing a great service in the future."
After talking to himself, he added with some regret, "It's a pity, this is all I have on hand. I wonder how much help I can give him?"
Rongyue and the others inventoried all the gold and silver items. If they were converted into silver, they would probably lose some money.
"Alright, let's leave those aside for now. I'll think of a better way to raise the money."
When Duanmu Chuze returned home that evening, he saw Qianxia asleep on the table, with a small box next to her. When he opened it, he found a thick stack of silver notes inside.
Duanmu Chuze looked at each bill one by one, and glanced at Mu Xinnuan with some heartache. This girl had taken out all her savings.
He carefully carried her to the bed, then tenderly covered her with the blanket. Shaking his head, he said with some self-reproach, "Anuan, I will definitely pay you back the money as soon as possible. I need the money right now, so I'll lend you yours first."
The next day, Mu Xin Nuan found a letter next to her pillow. When she opened it, she found it was written by Duanmu Chu Ze.
When Mu Xin Nuan saw that the small box was gone, and then looked at the letter, she couldn't help but smile.
He even wrote her an IOU, which stated that he would definitely repay her with interest within three years.
"This Aze, he actually takes this kind of thing so seriously."
Even so, she carefully put away his letter and IOU. She knew that Duanmu Chuze was putting pressure on himself, constantly reminding him that he was using his wife's private money to do this, and he absolutely could not let his wife down.
With this realization, Mu Xin Nuan felt even more sorry for Duanmu Chu Ze.
This man always puts responsibility above all else.
She's his wife; she doesn't need his love and affection to live. Why always place so much importance on her?