Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 290 Epilogue
A few years later, the emperor moved to the new capital with his civil and military officials.

It was originally called Biancheng, but now people only remember its new name—the capital.

After several years of development and changes, Biancheng is no longer a third-rate city. Its area has expanded dozens of times, and its population and housing prices have also increased dozens of times.

As soon as the emperor entered the capital, he immediately bestowed rewards upon Zhou Wangshu and Su Rende.

Su Rende performed great service and was granted the title of Prince, with the courtesy name An. He was known as Prince An.

Zhou Wangshu was rewarded for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion and for his diligent work in building the new capital. He was granted the title of Earl and was known as the Earl of Loyalty and Righteousness.

With the world now at peace, Su Rende relinquished his military power and voluntarily retired to his home.

People say that Su Rende is wise in appearance but foolish in reality. After all, there is no longer a need for a general to pacify the world. He used his military achievements to obtain a hereditary title of king outside his own family. He has gained fame and status, and he even had a son in middle age. He can now retire after achieving his goals.

If he doesn't step down, his son-in-law will have a hard time getting promoted. After all, having both the top military general and the top civil official in a family is very dangerous for the ruler. The emperor might tolerate it, but his offspring might not have the same magnanimity.

Next comes the era of the young, so let the young people govern the country well.

Su Rende sat in a recliner, while three little kids squatted under a tree digging for something. One of them was slightly older, while the other two looked exactly alike, like little snowballs, delicate and cute.

“Uncle…” the twin brother, Zhou Yunqi, said, waving his muddy hands, “My hands are dirty.”

While digging in the soil with a small shovel, Su Yunji said, "It's okay, this is a nutrient that will make your hands whiter and smoother."

“Little brother, your uncle said it’s a nutritional supplement. Do you want to try it?” Zhou Yunqi asked his younger brother, Zhou Xiaoheng.

Zhou Xiaoheng blinked his bright eyes and asked innocently, "Is it delicious?"

“You’ll know if it’s good or not once you try it!” Zhou Yunqi stretched out his hand. “Yesterday when I went to Taoyaofang, I heard Aunt Jiang Jing tell the patient that his poor health was due to long-term malnutrition, and that he should supplement his nutrition. You’re so short, you must also be malnourished, so you should eat more.”

"Then I'll try it!" Zhou Xiaoheng leaned closer.

“You brat…” Su Rende interrupted, “If you bully your brother again, I’ll beat you up.”

“Grandfather, I didn’t bully my brother, it’s the truth!” Zhou Yunqi ran over, grabbed Su Rende’s arm, and shook him, pleading, “Grandfather, don’t wrong me.”

"Alright, alright, as long as you didn't bully your little brother." Su Rende couldn't stand Xue Tuanzi's whining.

The twins Zhou Yunqi and Zhou Xiaoheng were much cuter than the little fairy children in the portrait. Everyone in the city would want to touch them, but the Zhou family always sent a large number of people to protect the twins, so ordinary people didn't have that opportunity.

"Father, look at your arm." Su Yaoguang stood not far away, looking at Zhou Yunqi with unfriendly eyes.

Zhou Yunqi quickly withdrew his hand and said to Su Yunji and Zhou Xiaoheng beside him, "Hurry up, Mother has found out."

Su Rende's arms were covered in mud.

He realized what was happening and laughed, scolding, "You little rascal! You're full of bad ideas, I wonder who you took after."

Zhou Wangshu chuckled, putting his arm around Su Yaoguang's shoulder and saying, "Yunqi loves to laugh and has a sweet tongue. Every time your father-in-law says he won't fall for his tricks again, he still does next time." "That's what you call 'like father, like son,'" Su Yaoguang pinched the soft flesh on his waist. "Isn't it because you, his father, are a bad person?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm a bad guy, as long as my wife likes me, that's all that matters." Zhou Wangshu pulled Su Yaoguang away, "Now that my father-in-law is enjoying his retirement at home, let's also enjoy our own little life. The spring sunshine is beautiful today, let's go boating on the lake!"

“There’s still a lot to do at Taoyao Workshop!” Su Yaoguang said.

"Madam is now the richest woman in the world, with a whole bunch of young and handsome men vying for her attention. Naturally, she wouldn't look at someone like me, old and faded..."

Su Yaoguang was amused by his feigned pitifulness. She looked around, pinched his chin, and said, "If others saw the dignified Prime Minister Zhou behaving like this in a brothel, I wonder how they would laugh at you."

"I didn't want to either, but Madam likes it. If Madam likes me being frivolous, then I have no choice but to be frivolous. As long as I can keep Madam, I'll try any method. After all, no matter how beautiful a woman is, she can't compare to those fresh, young women with a thousand charms..."

"Alright, alright, let's go boating on the lake." Su Yaoguang couldn't stand Zhou Wangshu's hypocritical attitude.

At Taoyaofang, Jiang Jing had just finished writing a prescription for the last customer and was about to wrap up when she saw someone sit down.

As she stretched out her hand, she asked, "Where does it hurt?"

"I feel uncomfortable everywhere," a plaintive voice rang out.

Jiang Jing looked up and saw the handsome face that was haunting her. Her eyes were full of impatience: "Are you ever going to stop? I'm very busy here. You always bother me like this."

"Dr. Jiang, even if your heart is made of stone, shouldn't it have warmed up by now? After all these years, can't you even look at me?"

The young man before them was none other than the mischievous little devil from back then, the heir of the Duke of Jingguo.

Ever since Jiang Jing cured his leg, the young prince has been keeping a close eye on her for all these years.

"I've come to tell you that my father has sent me to Jincheng. I'm leaving tomorrow, and no one will bother you anymore." After saying this, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo got up to leave.

"Wait a minute..." Jiang Jing called out to him, watching his retreating figure, "Hasn't there been a riot by displaced people and an outbreak of disease in Jincheng recently?"

“My dad said that I’m enjoying the blessings my ancestors have built, and it’s time for me to do something practical for the family. I think he’s right. I can’t just keep doing nothing and let the girl I like look down on me, can I?”

“You…” Jiang Jing said, “Take care.”

"Take care, I'm leaving." The heir of the Duke of Zhenguo left.

Jia Chunni walked in carrying desserts, brushing past the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo. She stood beside Jiang Jing and looked in the direction Jiang Jing was looking: "What are you looking at? He's gone, shouldn't you be relieved?"

“I don’t actually dislike him, it’s just that he always bothers me when I’m busy, and I feel like he’s affecting my work,” Jiang Jing said.

“You’re working too hard,” Jia Chunni said. “He was just trying to help you relax so you wouldn’t exhaust yourself. This heir of the Duke of Zhenguo always brought food and drinks for everyone, and everyone was wondering how long it would take him to win your heart. In the end, you drove him away.”

“I’m not angry with him,” Jiang Jing said. “Where’s Sister Yaoguang? I need to talk to her about something.”

“My cousin and her husband went boating on the lake today. They’re not at the house or the shop. You can go find them tonight!” Jia Chunni handed the dessert to Jiang Jing. “Have something to eat first.”