latelenovela Chapter 191 Kang Ruoyu
Chapter 191 Kang Ruoyu
Dongfang Jin saw all this through the peephole of the back office window, and looked on incredulously: "Aping, are you sure your young master is conducting a trial?"
This is so illogical!
This is hardly a trial.
Isn't this a blatant scene of people watching a drama unfold?
This is too dramatic.
After applying medicine to Gu Jingye's face, arms, and back, Aping came out from behind the screen and said, "Jin'er, isn't our young master just trying to get revenge for you?"
Gu Chenglin told them to take care of his family when he left.
But nothing has happened these past few days. Who knows how long it's been... Why is the Gu family such a worry?
Wouldn't it be better to live the rest of your days well?
They'll just make a huge mess of things.
Dongfang Jin was still a little confused: "Are you sure this will be alright? What if word gets to the capital and no one impeaches him?"
Ah Ping bent down and looked outside. These cat's-eye holes were all made by the previous magistrate.
"No, even if it were, the young master will be fine."
He thought to himself, "Because of you as my protector, his young master will be safe. If that person knew about this, his young master might even be rewarded."
"Who is that pretty boy?"
Dongfang Jin looked at the man whispering to Liu Lingzui and asked Xie Wenke, who was sitting next to her copying.
Xie Wenke looked up, glanced at Dongfang Jin, then at Liu Lingzui, and sighed, “That’s Kang Ruoyu, the young master of Kang Dingyuan’s family, the richest man in Ding’an County. He’s also a student who passed the imperial examination this year.”
"The richest man? In the county town or the prefectural town?" Dongfang Jin asked in surprise.
"His family is in the medicinal herb business. Pharmacies in Qingzhou, Jizhou, Liangzhou, and Yunmengzhou all use their herbs. His family's ancestral home is in Ding'an County."
"Like This."
"Do you know the Chu family in the capital? The Chu family is a family of doctors, but the Chu family is in charge of medicine, while the Kang family is in charge of pharmaceuticals."
The medicines used by the Chu family are exclusively supplied by the Kang family.
"If that's so impressive, why didn't this richest man become an imperial merchant?" Dongfang Jin asked again.
Xie Wenke glanced at A Ping and whispered, "I heard that this Kang Dingyuan is related to the Yun family, which is ranked number one in the Jianghu (martial arts world) in the south."
Dongfang Jin was somewhat confused: "Does this mean that if it involves martial arts forces, it can't be associated with the royal family? It seems that quite a few members of the Chu family hold positions in the Imperial Medical Academy."
Aping then spoke up: "The Chu family and the Kang family have been friends for generations, and besides, they only deal in medicinal herbs."
When the Chu family got into trouble, the Kang family didn't intervene. I heard those people were only able to target the Chu family because they wanted to alert the Yun family.
But no one expected that the major powers of the martial arts world would remain indifferent, and only then did those people give up.
Dongfang Jin hadn't expected this conspiracy: "Why?"
Aping: "The Chu family has excellent medical skills."
Xie Wenke continued, "Kang Dingyuan can be described as a business genius, but in his generation, his parents only had him as their only son."
When he came of age, his parents arranged for him to marry one wife and three concubines in order to continue the Kang family line. It is said that the three concubines were all chosen by Kang Dingyuan's principal wife.
However, Kang Dingyuan had one wife and three concubines, who bore him a total of nine daughters. His principal wife only had this one son when she was old.
However, their family doesn't spoil their children, and their home is unusually harmonious.
Kang Dingyuan's principal wife placed all the daughters born to his concubines under her care and raised them as legitimate daughters.
Even when they got married, they were all married off as legitimate daughters; none of those married daughters became concubines.
Moreover, all the wives, concubines, and nine daughters in their family got along very well, and there was no scheming or infighting.
Some of the daughters in the family also work with Kang Dingyuan in business. The family doesn't restrict them at all; they can do whatever they like.
Although Kang Ruoyu is pampered at home, she is not spoiled or indulged.
His father was very strict with him, but don't let his strictness fool you, this kid is extremely protective of his own.
听说这个顾耀辉想娶他九姐，康若瑜早想揍他了。”
Dongfang Jin watched as the yamen runners beat Gu Yaohui with boards. Gu Yaohui screamed even more pitifully than his mother, and his cries were even more pleasant than those of a pig being slaughtered.
He scoffed inwardly, "Is that all?"
Does the Gu family still expect him to rise above others?
It's good enough if we don't rip them off to the point of begging.
"Oh, is there another story behind it?"
Xie Wenke sneered, "A few days ago, Kang Ruoyu's ninth sister disguised herself as a man and delivered medicinal herbs to pharmacies in Ling'an County with her family's caravan."
They decided to visit Kang Ruoyu, so the siblings went to Ma Wencai's restaurant for a meal.
"You know how popular Ping An Restaurant is. The two of them were eating in the main hall when Gu Yaohui ran into them."
"Is he trying to pretend to be rich and pay the bill for someone else?"
"Hey, you guessed right. It's just a pity he doesn't have enough money."
That day, Kang Ruoyu, the ninth sister, had booked a meal for the entire caravan. Gu Yaohui only had three taels of silver, not even enough for a small amount, and he lost face terribly.
How could Kang Ruoyu not see through Gu Yaohui's little tricks? Even though the ninth young lady of the Kang family was born to a concubine.
However, she was also raised as a legitimate daughter from a young age, and her academic achievements are in no way inferior to his.
Anyone who hangs out with people knows his character.
How could the Kang family possibly marry their daughter to him? It's like a toad lusting after a swan.
Dongfang Jin chuckled inwardly, thinking, "He's overestimating himself."
Although she didn't know that the richest people in ancient times were like this, she was quite certain that ancient people placed great importance on marriage between people of similar social standing.
"Furthermore, Fang Shiyu's cousin, you know, the county magistrate in the dark blue robe."
He was the magistrate of Anhe County and was Kang Ruoyu's second brother-in-law, a blood relative. Why would anyone be interested in him?
Despite being a merchant family, the Kang family always believed in the ideal of one person for life when marrying off their daughters.
The Kang family is not short of money; what they want is for their daughter to marry into a family with a clean and respectable background.
As long as the person has good character and is devoted to the woman's daughter, even a farmer's son can be a good match.
Gu Yaohui goes to Baihualou every few days, so he can't get into the Kang family's house.
Dongfang Jin joked, "Aren't you going to give it a try?"
Xie Wenke asked, puzzled, "What?"
"The Ninth Miss of the Kang Family".
"Jin-jie, she's two years older than me!"
"What's there to be afraid of? As the saying goes, 'A woman three years older than you is like holding a gold brick.' You're still one year younger than that 'three.'"
Xie Wenke was startled by her words and quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I want to pursue a career in politics, I can't get married so early."
Once you start a family, you'll have responsibilities, and you'll definitely lose focus on your studies.
Dongfang Jin: "..."
This kid is only sixteen, how come he's more mature than her?
[Jin-jie, you're only fifteen.]
Go watch your cartoon.
I'm telling the truth, and what Xiao Xie said is also the truth.
Dongfang Jin glanced at Xie Wenke and smiled mysteriously: "Don't any of you have any maids to serve you in your chambers?"
Xie Wenke was so frightened by her outspoken words that he stood up, took a step back, and then turned and ran away, his face flushed.
Dongfang Jin...
What did she say?
Why are you running?
When Aping saw this, he laughed out loud, which was rather unkind.
After laughing, Aping turned to look at Dongfang Jin: "You should be careful. Even though you're married, you're still a woman of similar age to them."
"With your outspokenness, aren't you afraid Gu Chenglin will beat you up later?"
Ah Ping, this "woman," bit very hard.
Dongfang Jin curled her lips. People in ancient times really knew how to keep their composure. Gu Chenglin was getting on her good side.
Hmph! I dare him to do that.
Leaning closer to A-Ping, Dongfang Jin smiled slyly: "Brother A-Ping, how old are you this year?"
Aping looked at her warily: "What are you doing?"
Dongfang Jin smiled and said, "Let me ask."
“You watch over your son, I’m going out,” A-Ping said and ran out as well.