"Madam, are we still going to take that official road?" Baitao's eyebrows showed a hint of worry, "Last time, Miss Yang said that she met a robber on that road and almost lost her life. I am afraid..."
"I don't know either..." Chu Miao'er held a pottery bowl and slowly drank herbal tea. She looked at Fu Yunqi who was feeding the horse water not far away, and fell into deep thought.
Not only Yang Jinxi had said it, but they themselves had experienced it personally. Asking about it now made Chu Miaoer in trouble. He had already been delayed for many days on the way. If he took another detour, he might not be able to make it back to the palace in time.
It's moonlit.
After much thought, she decided to ask Fu Yunqi to see what his plans were. Just as they were about to get up, several farmers carrying two poles passed by them and stopped under the shade of a tree not far away.
From this angle, Chu Miaoer could just see a few of them putting down their burdens, sitting down heavily on the ground, wiping sweat, drinking water, and counting the goods.
"Oh, it's really strange today. Even though the summer has passed, it's still very hot. I think some big disaster is about to happen." A skinny old man pulled the sweat towel around his neck and kept wiping it.
Wearing sweat.
"Uncle Lin, I think you are getting old, hahaha," one of them, who looked slightly younger, took off the water bottle on his waist, took two sips, and continued with a smile, "You are still running outside at your age.
No matter what kind of suffering you suffer, you might as well have a few more sips of wine at home, how comfortable that would be!"
"You kid——"
The young man covered his head, and his half-sleeved dress just revealed a tight muscle line. He deliberately shouted loudly: "Brother Li Lian, am I not trying to persuade Uncle Lin not to work so hard? Why are you hitting me? You are really ignorant.
Good people!”
Seeing how aggrieved he looked, the others couldn't help but laugh.
The man named Li Lian seemed to have the closest relationship with him. He punched the young man on the head again and warned: "Lin Er, are you trying to persuade me? What kind of pot are you trying to boil?"
Which pot to mention! You know the situation at Uncle Lin’s house, but you still have to rub salt into his wounds!”
"I..." The young man named Lin Er looked very unconvinced. He raised his chin and wanted to continue explaining, but he swallowed his words after seeing those fists.
"Li Lian, it's not something unexplainable. It's none of Lin Er's business that I didn't educate my son well..." The skinny Uncle Lin smiled wryly and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, as if to comfort him and to comfort him.
Comfort yourself, "There are many dignitaries in Kyoto, so maybe I can earn more money back..."
His withered face was already full of wrinkles, and this smile turned his entire face into a wrinkled ball. Chu Miaoer could see it clearly, and felt inexplicably sour in his heart.
"Yes! The imperial court finally did something good this time. It used to send a few people to show off, but now there are officers and soldiers standing guard on the official road. Let's see how those thieves dare to come out!" Lin Er's mouth was full of water.
Before he had time to swallow, he responded hurriedly, spraying saliva all over the guy's face, and received another fist blow.
"Hush -" Li Lian made a silent gesture and lowered his voice and said, "It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince personally led the troops here. Otherwise, why would the imperial court send so many people here!"
Fu Lilian asked the emperor for another decree? Is this his own intention or Xu Ning's? Or is it Xu Daoyang's intention? The imperial court has allowed official gangsters to do whatever they want for so many years. There is no guarantee that someone above them is deliberately turning a blind eye.
One eye.
If this is done well, it will be in line with public opinion, and the effect will be even more powerful for Fu Lilian. If you win the hearts of the people, you will win the world. Fu Deyou knows better than anyone. So based on her understanding of Fu Deyou, he will never support Fu Lilian.
Not to mention sending so many officers and soldiers to him.
You must know that although Fu Lilian is the prince, everyone in the palace knows that he is just an empty puppet with no rights at all. Apart from Xu Daoyang, who silently assisted in this matter, she could not think of another person.
"Why did I hear that His Highness the Crown Prince had come to pacify the situation several times before but to no avail? I heard that once it aroused public outrage, and the bandits became more rampant... I don't know if it is true..." Lin Ermo
He raised his head and said in confusion. He has never been here before, and he only heard these rumors from others after having a good meal.
"Then there are still lies? I..." Seeing Fu Yunqi's extraordinary appearance, those people quickly shut their mouths, not daring to talk nonsense anymore.
When Chu Miaoer lowered his head and listened carefully, there was suddenly no movement and he raised his head in confusion.
"What are you thinking about?" Fu Yunqi gently put his hands on her shoulders and sat down next to her as if there was no one else around. Tingfeng was also close to Baitao, but Baitao avoided him with a look of disgust.
"Let's go, let's go. I'll miss the time when I go to Kyoto later." Li Lian picked up the pole that was abandoned on the ground, stood up from the ground, and shouted to everyone.
Seeing those people walking slowly forward in a row, Chu Miaoer drank the last sip of herbal tea and said softly: "Yunqi, they just said courtesy..."
Before she finished speaking, Fu Yunchi shook his head with a smile, as if he had heard their conversation just now, "He has mentioned this to me a long time ago. Do you still remember the time when refugees started to appear? In the end, the government gave up on it.
No one can check it, no one can touch it, do you know why?"
Chu Miaoer already had a guess in her mind just now, but after hearing what he said, she became even more sure of what she was thinking.
"Is it him?" she said slowly, word by word.
Fu Yunqi nodded affirmatively, looked at her and whispered: "Let Li Lian calm down personally to show his expectations for his son, and also make everyone feel that he intends to give Li Lian a chance to grow up, and then establish a good image of himself, but does not give the soldiers
The horse and the real power, and then Li Lian's failure, naturally made him look like a useless person in everyone's heart. This was his plan."
Sure enough, it was exactly as she suspected, Fu Deyou was a selfish person inside and out.
"Li Lian is really pathetic, having such a father." Chu Miao'er sighed sincerely, "But now it is developing in a good direction, and it is considered a blessing after all the hardships."
Fu Yunqi smiled and stretched out his hand to hold her, and said while walking towards the carriage: "It is true, Xu Daoming has a high prestige in the court, and Xu Ning is naturally smarter than ordinary people because of his influence. Li Lian will have them helping him from now on."
I can rest assured."
Listening to his tone, it seemed that he was already ready to leave the court at any time. Chu Miaoer smiled lightly but did not answer.
Seeing him turn over on his horse, with his feet firmly on the stirrups, and his aristocratic look, Chu Miaoer suddenly fell into doubt.
She couldn't help but think of the scenes of father and son killing each other and sibling killings among the princes in the past dynasties fighting for the throne. But why were Fu Yunqi and Fu Yanshuo so indifferent to fame and fortune?
Fu Lilian is not taken seriously. Even if Xu Daoming is supporting him, as long as Fu Deyou is in power, he will not be able to stand out. So what will be the outcome of their father and son? Chu Miaoer thought of this
, feeling vaguely tired.
After arriving at the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Chu Miaoer, perhaps tired from the journey, fell asleep while soaking in the bathtub. Fu Yunqi picked her up from the water, wiped her clean bit by bit, and then put her on the couch.
As soon as Fu Yunqi returned to his house in the early morning, it started to rain lightly outside. As autumn entered the night, the air was already slightly cool.
Baitao just came out of the room. When she saw him, she immediately said softly: "My lord, the princess seems to be very tired. She is still sleeping deeply now."
"I'm going to the study to handle some official business. I have nothing to do today. Let her sleep a little longer." Fu Yunqi had already turned around and left, then thought about it and warned again, "Let them all keep their voices down, so as not to disturb the princess's dream."
."
"Yes." Baitao lowered his head and responded with a smile. Just as he was about to leave quietly, he looked up and saw Tingfeng making a grimace, and immediately rolled his eyes.
It wasn't until lunch was almost over that Chu Miaoer slowly woke up. For some reason, she fell into such a deep sleep.
"Princess, are you awake?" When he was about to go back to the room, he saw her sitting on the couch and called softly, "Would you like to invite the doctor to come to the house to take a look? But what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Baitao's anxious look, Chu Miaoer pursed her lips and smiled, then lifted the quilt and stood up: "I just suddenly felt that the house is better, and nowhere is as good as my own nest."
"Yes," Baitao said with a smile while washing her, "Anywhere with the prince is a good place, and the dreams the princess has are sweet!"
Chu Miaoer had been having fun these days and did not quarrel with her. She just smiled and asked, "Where is the prince?"
"Your Majesty has already gone to court. I'm not afraid of disturbing you, so I went to the study by myself. Please accompany you there." Baitao inserted the hairpin into the end of her hair and nodded with satisfaction, "The princess really did it with just a few simple instructions."
As beautiful as a fairy descending to earth."
Chu Miao'er felt that since Baitao and Tingfeng got married, they had become more and more talkative, which was really strange. She never said anything funny to Tingfeng on weekdays.
After dressing up, I came out. As soon as I walked outside the study door, a servant hurried over and said, "Princess, the Queen has come to the house and is waiting in the front hall. She seems a little anxious. Do you want to come over?"
Chu Qianqian? Now that her son has a backer and her position in the palace has been preserved, what else does she have to worry about?
"Let her wait," Chu Miao'er turned to Baitao and said, "Go and tell the prince that the queen is coming to the house unexpectedly, and I will come back as soon as I go."
I don't know when Fu Yunqi stood outside the door. He slowly walked towards Chu Miao'er and said softly: "It hasn't been too long. You didn't eat much last night, and you didn't wake up until now. I'll wait for you to have lunch together."
meal."
Chu Miaoer nodded with a slight smile, turned around and left with the girl.
Looking at Chu Qianqian's lonely back from a distance, it was probably the sound of her footsteps that attracted Chu Qianqian's attention. When she looked up, Chu Miaoer noticed that her face was pale and slightly sick.
"You go down first." Seeing Chu Qianqian standing up, Chu Miaoer ordered in a low voice.