CHAPTER 830: CHAPTER 828: TO PLEASE MY WIFE

Watching Ye Xinyan’s face turn grim, Jiang Yifan silently blamed himself for speaking unnecessarily about the Emperor’s busyness. What does the Emperor’s workload have to do with the two of them? No matter how busy His Majesty is, could he possibly be as troubled as seeing his wife right in front of him but unable to bring her back?

Facing Ye Xinyan’s displeased gaze, Jiang Yifan said uneasily, "...So, Ah Yan, if you don’t want the railway to encounter issues, should we plan again?"

"How can we plan now?" Ye Xinyan asked angrily. At this point, what can be planned? Should they admit the mistake to the Emperor and actively send people to fix it, swapping out the problematic materials? Isn’t that a joke?

Jiang Yifan contemplated the feasibility of his recent idea and deemed it workable. He said, "I have a method. We can first uncover the merchants who traded defective materials for the project, naturally exposing the misuse in the railway construction."

"Is this possible?" Ye Xinyan frowned, glaring at Jiang Yifan. Though his suggestion was better than confessing, it seemed impractical, right? They intended to use this to bring down Prince Fu, but wouldn’t this approach lead to a total loss?

Moreover, even if they caught the spy and replaced the materials, her engineering project would still have blemishes. It was pitiful that her good reputation was tarnished by this brute and Jinrong.

Jiang Yifan gathered all his energy and said confidently, "It’s useful, of course it’s useful. We’ll devise a way to cause troubles for those people, exposing the inside story of their transactions. His Majesty will surely be furious upon learning this.

Then you can present your detailed project records. Achieving such precision in construction is a matter strictly governed by the court; private Construction Industry firms can hardly reach this level. His Majesty will certainly praise Guangsha Construction for its meticulous work, restoring our reputation loss.

Ye Xinyan looked at him speechlessly for a while. This shameless fellow, Guangsha Construction is owned by her grandfather and Qi Jiaer, what relation does he have?

However, if proceeding this way, whether it would restore her reputation or not is secondary; at least it could prevent financial loss and casualties during railway transit.

"Is it workable? Let’s not end up with our prior preparations ruined by this action, leading to no damages to the Seventh Prince."

Jiang Yifan decisively shook his head, "No, Ah Yan just trusts me. I’ve never failed." He rose, saying, "We need to act quickly on this; I’ll leave first. Once the plan is ready, it’ll be best to discuss it with His Highness."

Ye Xinyan subconsciously nodded in agreement, feeling an inexplicable sense of confidence. Jiang Yifan indeed never seemed to fail in handling matters.

......

Jiang Yifan didn’t secretly conspire with Jinrong in a secluded place. The next day, Jinrong ran into Jiang Yifan in a spacious area after court.

To outsiders, the two seemed to merely exchange casual greetings before conversing more as they hit it off.

There were people coming and going around them, but since it was His Highness Prince Yu casually chatting with acquaintances, naturally no one was inconsiderate enough to approach and irritate His Highness. In this publicly visible setting, the two were casually discussing very important matters.

After hearing Jiang Yifan’s words, Jinrong scrutinized him thoroughly from head to toe.

Then, Jinrong said something completely unrelated, "Yuanfan, do you know it’s improper for engaged couples to meet before marriage?"

Jiang Yifan innocently replied, "I know, but there’s still a long time before the wedding. Truly, when the time comes, I will follow the rules."

According to this guy’s thinking, is the night before the wedding the only time it’s considered before marriage?

Jinrong looked at Jiang Yifan, grinding his teeth. See this guy’s cocky demeanor, almost glowing with glee. Jinrong truly misjudged him; this shallow fellow, approaching thirty, hardly seemed capable of handling significant responsibilities, completely like a hotheaded youth!

Jinrong disdainfully questioned, "Did Ye Zi say something? Did you soften and agree to her early plan because of her words?"

Jiang Yifan didn’t deny it: "I went to see her yesterday and mentioned that next year the court might simultaneously construct three wooden railways. Ah Yan is worried if by then the wooden railway from Jiangbei to South Zhejiang collapses entirely, His Majesty will be furious, questioning many settled matters, jeopardizing the smooth progress of future endeavors."

Ever since hearing Jiang Yifan would marry soon, Jinrong felt discontent towards this guy and was reluctant to agree to his recent proposal.

But it truly was a feasible solution, a matter he and Hu Jing had pondered over for a long time without finding a suitable approach. It surprisingly was resolved lightly by this guy in an attempt to please his wife.

What to do with his inner dissatisfaction?

Jinrong grumbled for a while before reluctantly saying, "It’s a fairly decent method... Um... Alas!" Jinrong couldn’t keep up the act anymore, "Imperial Father sees things clearly. If this wooden railway has major issues under our management, further implicating Jinyi’s hidden matters, Imperial Father will understand we deliberately allowed it to overthrow Jinyi. In such a case, we’re no different in Imperial Father’s eyes, leading only to disappointment."

Jiang Yifan raised his eyebrows, agreeing it was plausible. He had considered this before. However, Prince Fu was the initial culprit of this affair, aiming to frame Guangsha Construction and harm His Highness, disregarding the court’s interests, which was the real cause of this incident.

They merely exploited the situation without being primarily at fault.

He only stumbled upon the early initiation solution in a whim to please his bride, unexpectedly breaking the deadlock. It seemed his mind might not be as sharp as he thought.

Jinrong continued, "Follow your idea then. Expose the matter early and remedy it in advance, benefiting the court, the material transporting officers and supplies, as well as Ye Zi and the Qi family. Having a woman suffer losses due to our affairs is indefensible."

Jiang Yifan chuckled, bowing respectfully to Jinrong, "I heed His Highness’s instructions. I’ll proceed with arrangements now."

Jinrong, with disdain, retorted, "Leave quickly. You’ve long decided to please your wife; why bother pretending to act respectfully here?"

Though Jiang Yifan believed Jinrong would agree, he felt genuinely delighted that he did.

"Thank His Highness for the understanding; I take my leave." Jiang Yifan joyfully paid respect, retreated two steps before calling the two attendants to leave.

......

After much debated discussion, the routes for the three railways were finally determined.

Next came the construction phase. Originally having pushed aside this matter, Prince Fu, upon seeing the wooden railways would be consistently promoted and constructed in various states and counties for years to come, naturally could not let such a major project slip to other entities.

Once the construction routes and timelines were set, Prince Fu was the first to propose which responsible party should undertake the construction.