After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times

Xie Shi: "Your Majesty will choose for Erlang."

"Then there isn’t one," Wang Fuzhi paused before saying, "Husband, what do you think of Fifth Sister?"

Xie Shi was somewhat puzzled, "Which Fifth Sister?"

Wang Fuzhi gave him a glance and said, "Which other Fifth Sister? Naturally, it’s the Fifth Sister from our family, your third uncle’s family’s Fifth Sister."

Xie Shi shivered, his eyes brightened for a moment, but then he shook his head, "No, the women of the Xie family are not suitable."

Wang Fuzhi was confused, "Why not suitable?"

"One member of the Xie family supporting Erlang is enough, there’s no need for another." Their master-apprentice relationship was already close enough, it would be better to give this position to other families, to draw more support for Erlang.

Wang Fuzhi looked up at him, "Does my husband want Erlang to pursue the throne?"

Xie Shi was shocked, dropped his chopsticks and covered her mouth, lowering his voice, "Don’t speak nonsense, how could I have such thoughts?"

Who knows if Yuan Li has spies in his residence, he wouldn’t want any misunderstandings.

Wang Fuzhi pulled his hand away and said, "Since you don’t have such intentions, why draw so many forces to Erlang’s side?"

"It’s naturally to protect Erlang, to ensure that he won’t lack provisions, reserves, and support in future battles."

Wang Fuzhi: "Your Majesty is Erlang’s greatest backing, so all he needs is a wise and virtuous wife. The more forces drawn in, the more tangled the situation becomes. Of course, with you as his mentor, you can shield him from many things, but with Erlang’s temperament, do you think he can manage his household?"

Xie Shi: ...

Wang Fuzhi: "If he can’t manage the inner court, can you interfere with his wife’s affairs? Zi Chen, don’t let outsiders come between close relations."

Xie Shi was silent, beginning to seriously consider his Fifth Sister, but he looked apprehensive, "Fifth Sister... may not be suitable, are there any other unmarried girls of suitable age in the family? Nieces would do as well."

Wang Fuzhi smiled slightly, saying, "There are, but I think, in terms of wisdom and character, no one surpasses Fifth Sister."

Xie Shi thought of something and asked, "Why doesn’t Fifth Sister take the recruitment exam? With her skills, it wouldn’t be hard for her to pass and enter officialdom."

Wang Fuzhi’s smile dimmed slightly, with a sigh she said, "Aunt didn’t allow her, and has recently arranged two concubines for Third Uncle, she’s also currently arranging a marriage for Fifth Sister."

Xie Shi was surprised, "Fifth Sister complied?"

Wang Fuzhi said, "Fifth Sister is of a gentle nature and doesn’t mind such things."

"She is of a gentle nature...well then, whatever you say." Xie Shi burned the letter on the table and began to carefully write a new letter to Zhao Hanzhang.

"Wait a moment, does Fifth Sister know about the marriage proposal?"

Wang Fuzhi said, "She doesn’t know. I just happened to think of it when I saw your letter. I believe no one is more suitable for Erlang than Fifth Sister."

Xie Shi: "... On behalf of Erlang, thank you."

Wang Fuzhi smiled gently, "No need to thank."

Xie Shi then wrote a letter to Fifth Sister in Yangxia.

Indeed, discussing such a major event as marriage, he didn’t write to his third uncle, nor to his third aunt, but directly to his unmarried cousin.

But Wang Fuzhi saw no issue with it, and even after Xie Shi finished writing, she picked up the pen and added two paragraphs at the end.

Only then was the letter sent out.

The letter naturally couldn’t be faster than Zhao Erlang, as soon as he left Chang’an he was like a wild horse, racing towards Luoyang with his twenty trusted aides.

Once Zhao Hanzhang ascended the throne, the country was relatively stabilized, and Zhao Erlang didn’t like to travel with too many people. If it weren’t for needing to carry goods, he wouldn’t even want to bring twenty trusted aides.

Very quickly, he ran ahead with ten trusted aides, while the other ten were left behind to escort the carriages. After running for a while and realizing they couldn’t catch up, they reluctantly gave up, heartbroken, "General, why have you left us behind again?"

Zhao Erlang dashed forward, it didn’t even take two full days; just a day and a half to reach Luoyang.

He instinctively ran back to Zhao Mansion first.

The gatekeeper at Zhao Mansion was stunned to see Zhao Erlang standing with legs astride, shouting inside, "Mother, Mother—"

The gatekeeper immediately reacted, quickly saying, "Erlang, the Empress Dowager is not at home, she’s in the palace."

Zhao Erlang was taken aback, "The Empress Dowager? Right, my mother is the Empress Dowager now."

He turned around, mounted his horse, and shouted, "Let’s go, we enter the palace!"

His trusted aides responded, and Zhao Cai, behind him, reminded, "Young Master, you can’t gallop horse in the city, we must slow down."

Though eager to return, Zhao Erlang adhered to the law and nodded silently.

Despite slowing his horse’s pace, he soon reached the Imperial City.

The Imperial Guard at the Imperial City Gate recognized him and were delighted, but still confiscated his swords before letting him in.

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