"Girl...the eldest lady of Fang Mansion wants to see you!" Nanny Xu came in to report.
"Who?" Yu Xijiao was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
"The eldest girl from the minister's house of the Ministry of Rites wants to see you." Nanny Xu explained.
Only then did Yu Xijiao think of this girl Fang Yulu. There was no contact between the two of them. When they first met in the palace, they were not happy at first, and there was no contact between the two after that.
After thinking about it for a while, I realized that it must be related to the marriage of Prince Zhongshan.
"Please come in, Miss Fang." Yu Xijiao ordered. Nanny Xu went down and soon led Fang Yulu in.
After the two met, Yu Xijiao's eyes fell on Miss Fang, and she saw that her face was pale and her expression was not good, but she was much better than when she was in the palace.
What happened back then was also somewhat beneficial to Miss Fang.
"Miss Yu, please forgive me for being so presumptuous." Fang Yulu said with an uneasy expression and an apology on her face.
"Miss Fang, you're welcome." Yu Xijiao smiled slightly, Qingyue served the tea and stepped aside.
Fang Yulu picked up the teacup as if she wanted to take a sip, but when she picked it up, she suddenly put it down. Her hand fell from the teacup, pressed the corner of the table, then suddenly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and put the handkerchief gently on it.
He wiped the corners of his lips, and it was obvious that he was uneasy and was trying hard to suppress it.
Yu Xi picked up the tea cup with a charming face and calmly, took a sip and put it down, waiting for Miss Fang to speak.
"Miss Yu... do you know that the marriage has been brought forward?" Fang Yulu finally seemed to have made up her mind, and her voice suddenly became much lower.
"The marriage is in advance?" Yu Xijiao's long eyelashes fluttered twice.
"Yes...our marriage has been advanced. The marriages of Prince Qi's Mansion and Prince Zhongshan's Mansion have been brought forward. Originally...it was at least about a year ago, but now it may be...maybe only half a year, only half a year." Fang
Yulu took a breath, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.
She clasped her hands together and held the handkerchief tightly, as if the handkerchief would give her strength.
"News from the Ministry of Rites?" Yu Xijiao asked.
The palace has already agreed to submit it, and also said that it will inform the Ministry of Rites. This matter was not made public, but the Ministry of Rites was just asked to speed up the process. In fact, it may not have been half a year. After all, Feng Yu's visit before was regarded as a formal betrothal gift...
"I got the news about the Ministry of Rites... from my father by chance." Fang Yuzhen didn't hide it, nodded hurriedly, and looked at Yu Xijiao eagerly after speaking, "Miss Yu... what should I do?"
"What should we do?" Yu Xijiao was unable to react in time and didn't know what "what should be done" meant.
"Miss Yu San, don't you know what to do?" Fang Yulu had a strange expression on her face, as if she was crying but also confused. She looked a little dazed. After a pause, she reached out and took Yu Xijiao's hand, "
Miss Yu...I...let's run!"
Fang Yulu's hands were very cold, so cold that Yu Xijiao almost trembled. He only felt her cold hands and did not hear what she said clearly. Yu Xijiao's reaction was slower.
"Miss Yu San... we... we are the victims who were pushed out. If we really get married... not only will we die without a burial place, but our parents and relatives will also be slaughtered. Even if we die... from now on...
I have no face to face my blood relatives underground."
Fang Yulu finally couldn't hold back her tears and said sadly.
The only person in the entire capital who was in a similar situation to her was Miss Yu San in front of her. This was also the reason why she came to see Yu Xijiao.
"Miss Fang...did you hear something?" Looking at the panicked Fang Yulu, Yu Xijiao asked thoughtfully.
"Miss Yu San, even if we have been in deep boudoir, we should understand...some things are destined to involve sacrifices, and the two of us are the chosen ones." Fang Yulu closed her eyes in pain and held her hands.
Yu Xijiao slowly lowered her hand.
He wiped the handkerchief at the corner of his eyes: "I just hate that the one who was chosen was not my second sister, why was it me? My requirements are so low, as long as I can live a simple life, but... I can't even do this.
Really, they need my life."
These words sounded more and more biased.
"Miss Fang, I still don't understand." Yu Xijiao looked confused, blinked her eyes, and then blinked again. She was already younger than Fang Yulu, and this made her look even more a bit a bit agitated.
Childish.
"Miss Yu, what do you think of King Qi and King Zhongshan?" Fang Yulu bit her lip, remained silent for a moment, and asked.
"I heard they are all quite powerful." Yu Xijiao said.
"Of course they are more powerful. If they were not powerful, Prince Qi and Prince Zhongshan would not come to Beijing." Fang Yulu smiled bitterly, "Miss Yu is also a bloodline of the eldest princess, so she should know a lot more about the royal family than I do.
Miss Yu thinks these two princes are so powerful, will the emperor... like them?"
Fang Yulu's voice was very low for the last few words, fearing that Yu Xijiao couldn't hear them clearly, so she pointed upwards.
After saying one sentence, as if she had exhausted all her strength, Fang Yulu's expression became increasingly pale and weak, and she pressed her hand lightly on the corner of the table unconsciously.
"Miss Fang is saying..." Yu Xijiao seemed to understand.
"I didn't say anything." Fang Yulu's voice suddenly became high-pitched.
Yu Xijiao was startled and quickly changed her explanation: "Miss Fang, our marriage has been decided for some time, and it is not something we can decide on, no matter what step it takes in the future.
, there is nothing we can do, everything is arranged by the elders of the family."...
"What if... what if there is no road ahead of us, only a dead end?" Fang Yulu looked at Yu Xijiao desperately.
"No, the elders will not let us go to a dead end." Yu Xijiao shook her head.
"Why not? It's better to die alone than to die in the whole family." Fang Yulu's eyes turned red and she raised her eyes to look at Yu Xijiao, "I know Miss Yu is different from me. She has elders who love her, but this kind of
Sometimes elders are powerless about things, and no one can do anything about it. Now that we have been chosen, there is nothing we can do about it next..."
The last sentence was so soft that only Fang Yulu could hear it.
"Didn't Miss Fang just say that we were victims and our parents and relatives would also be pushed out?" Yu Xijiao felt that Fang Yulu was speaking confusingly.
"Yes, we are victims. If we don't think of a way, our parents and relatives may eventually be implicated by us... If... if we don't leave, our family will be affected in the future." Fang Yulu said, tears falling down one after another.
, sobbing silently, "Miss Yu, let's escape! If we escape, at least we'll be done with it, and our family won't be hurt in the future."
"Where to run away?" Yu Xijiao frowned slightly, and it was obvious that Fang Yulu was really flustered.
"I don't know either. Let's each choose a direction and escape together, okay?" Fang Yulu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes vigorously and said eagerly, "When we leave the capital, no matter where we go, we don't need to be rich in the future, we just want to be able to
Live well, just want to live well."
"Miss Fang, don't worry. Even if you want to leave the capital, you must have a plan." Yu Xi comforted her in a soft voice.
"I know! But I don't know where to go now. Miss Yu, if you go, I will go. We will leave the capital in two directions. No matter who discovers that we are missing, he will chase one of us and the other
You can escape." Fang Yulu whispered.
"Go separately? Wouldn't it be safer to go together?"
"Let's go separately... Miss Yu San, both of us are poor people. It's the same whether we have relatives or not. I heard that Miss Yu grew up in Jiangnan since she was a child, and like me, she lost the care of her biological mother." He said.
After a few words, Fang Yulu seemed to be calmer, wiped away her tears with her handkerchief, looked up at Yu Xijiao and said with a serious face.
"Miss Yu San may think that I am being alarmist, but actually think about it, is this true? You are the granddaughter of the eldest princess, and you go to the palace from time to time. You should understand the meaning of this better than me. I used to
I'm thinking of countermeasures, thinking that it would be good if the Prince of Zhongshan calls off the engagement, but now it's too late, the marriage has been moved forward."
Not to mention them, many knowledgeable people are vaguely aware of the situation of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion and the Qi Prince's Mansion.
Yu Xijiao lowered her head and remained silent, seemingly considering her proposal.
"Miss Yu San, if you don't leave, you may really not be able to leave in the future." Fang Yulu said eagerly.
"Miss Fang..."
"Miss Yu San, I'm leaving. Three days... three days. We will leave the capital in three days... You go through the east gate and I go through the west gate. From now on... one is separated and the other is wide." Fang Yulu stood up suddenly, "If
...If Miss Yu thinks there is anything inappropriate, we can write a letter tomorrow and contact you again. I came out today to buy embroidery and cannot stay at the house longer."
After Fang Yulu finished speaking, she bowed sideways to Yu Xijiao, turned around and left in a hurry.
He came in a hurry, left in a hurry, and even spoke confusingly.
"Girl, what is Miss Fang talking about?" Qingyue was confused and confused.
"What do you think Miss Fang said?" Yu Xijiao said thoughtfully.
"Miss Fang said that the marriage has been brought forward, and both you and her are in danger. The marriage cannot take place, and if it takes place, it may even endanger the lives of family members. It is not just a matter for you and her." Qingyue sorted it out,
After a pause, he added, "Miss Fang, please run away with her, and leave the capital in one direction. Who can escape, who can be captured, and each has his own destiny?"
Qingyue wasn't sure if she meant the last sentence. After saying it, she looked at Yu Xijiao and said, "Girl, do you think what I said is right?"
Yu Xijiao nodded slightly, "That's what I mean."
"My servant still doesn't understand why two people want to run away together, but they have to go in separate directions. It seems like someone knows that you and Miss Fang are going to run away, and is waiting to chase you and Miss Fang, but they can't chase you separately.
Right?" Qingyue said in confusion.
"I don't know either." Yu Xijiao smiled.
"Girl, please go chase Miss Fang and ask for details." Qingyue said, forget it if you don't know about this matter. Now that we are talking about this matter, but we haven't made it clear, it's hard to let go, and time is still so tight.
This matter is a bit mysterious, and there should be more to it...