She was really hurt by the fall, her thighs were twitching, and her body bones seemed to fall apart. Fu Shen glanced at her distantly and was about to leave, but in the end he was defeated by her aggrieved expression.
"Get up!" He stepped forward and stretched out his arm to catch Huan Ci.
Huan Ci pouted and struggled to help him stand up, grinning in pain. It was so embarrassing to fall from the tree in front of Fu Shen and fall on his back. But this was the first time since the two of them met.
She was so satisfied when she met him that she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
"Why are you laughing?" Fu Shen asked with a frown.
After Huan Ci stood still and patted the dust on his body, he bowed and said, "Thank you, brother Fu." Seeing Fu Shen's indifferent expression, she stepped forward and hooked his shoulder: "Let's go out to have a drink with me."
"I don't drink." The man pushed her hand away.
Huan Ci was not embarrassed. He looked at him with his hands on his hips and said jokingly: "Brother Fu is really a gentleman, and I really admire him. I wonder if Brother Fu is married? My little sister is only one year younger than me, and she looks like that."
She is as beautiful as a fairy, and her actions are charming and graceful. When I saw Brother Fu today, I just thought that you two are a perfect match, and I would like to ask her to be your wife."
Fu Shen's expression changed, and he looked at her solemnly, his expression becoming much more serious.
Huan Ci felt guilty when he stared at him, coughed slightly, patted his shoulder and said: "You're kidding, you're kidding. How can my sister, a merchant girl, be worthy of someone like Brother Fu?"
Looking at the towering tree in front of him, Fu Shen recalled the past situation and couldn't help but lower his head and smile. Huan Ci was standing next to him, looking at the tree and giggling. At that time, he felt that she was stunned and looked like a
Woman, indeed he guessed right.
After reading this, Huan Ci and Fu Shen walked some distance further. This academy was full of memories of her and Fu Shen. Although she only studied here for a few months, she had almost stepped foot in the academy.
Every inch of land.
Scenes from the past came to mind one after another, sometimes she was practicing archery with Fu Shen, sometimes she pulled Fu Shen in when she was causing trouble and was punished by her master, sometimes Fu Shen pretended to give in inadvertently when she was stumbling to recite an article.
She peeked at the book in her hand.
Time flies, and all the unbearable things that happened in the past have faded away with the years. Now the two of them can weather the storm together. She would have never dared to think about such a thing two years ago.
"Let's go back to the school." She took the man's arm and walked back.
Fu Shen's heart moved slightly, he stared at her sad face for a long time, and finally nodded slightly.
The inspection ceremony went very smoothly. The lady showed her extraordinary insights in front of everyone, which attracted applause from everyone in the hall. Many male students also hoped to attend her class.
Among the tedious little things, the whole morning passed like this. The things in the academy can be put aside for the time being. Huan Ci planned to go back home and have a good sleep, and rest for a few days before doing other things.
After saying goodbye to her uncle and the others at the gate of the academy, she and Fu Shen got into the carriage together. They had just taken two steps out when they saw a housekeeper running over.
"What's the matter?" Fu Shen asked in a low voice.
The butler was stunned for a moment, stood respectfully in front of the carriage, and said in a voice that only three people could hear: "Masters, Your Majesty has arrived at the palace."
Huan Ci suddenly opened his eyes wide, and raised the car curtain in confusion, his eyes full of shock: "When did it happen?"
"A quarter of an hour ago, I came here as soon as I got the news. Only I and Butler Li know about this matter, and appropriate people have been sent to attend to it. His Majesty is dressed simply, probably because he doesn't want others to know about it."
"You did a good job, go back and receive the reward." Huan Ci lowered the curtain and looked at Fu Shen. The man was also a little surprised, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
Huan Ci sat over and held his hand: "It must be a good thing." Zong Zhenglu came quietly. He must not have wanted to attract other people's attention. If it was detrimental to them, he must have done it in a big way.
The carriage drove quickly and soon returned to the house. Huan Ci ordered the nurse to send Chen'er to the backyard, and after tidying up her clothes, she went to the living room to see Zong Zhenglu.
The door of the living room was wide open, and two men stood solemnly in front of the door. Although they were dressed in ordinary clothes, one look at their figure showed that they were Lian Jiazi.
Huan Ci and Fu Shen went in side by side, and the two men closed the door from the outside. The steward, who was not sure why, stretched out his head to visit, but Steward Li grabbed his clothes and took him away.
In the bright hall, Zong Zhenglu held the memorial in his hand and sat with one leg crossed at the table to review it, looking very casual.
Huan Ci frowned, and Fu Shen stepped forward to salute him.
"You are finally willing to come back." Zong Zhenglu smiled and threw the memorial into Fu Shen's arms. He stood up and walked in front of the two of them with his hands behind his back. "I have gone to see it. The academy is well built."
Huan Ci raised his eyebrows. He had actually been there? The academy was crowded with people today, and there were signboards for entry and exit in the past few days, so he must have sneaked in when there were many people today, and no one in the academy noticed it.
"Thanks to His Highness for taking care of me," she said politely. However, this was true after all, and the Bingzhou government was in a big battle this time. She didn't believe that Zong Zhengli had no knowledge of this matter.
As expected, the next moment, the man looked at Fu Shen: "I decided that this matter was done well, but someone always wanted to hand over the paper, so I came to take a look in person today."
Huan Ci turned around and looked at the memorial that Fu Shen was looking at attentively. It seemed that the words written on it were not good. "If Your Majesty doesn't go to court, won't the people in the court be suspicious?" she asked.
Zong Zhenglu snorted softly: "If I don't go to court for a month, those people probably don't care much. This Prime Minister of Wei is really a good at forming cliques for personal gain. He has only been back for less than three months, and the court has already asked him to do more than
It was still a mess before."
Huan Ci curled up his lips. He went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Thinking about it, Zong Zhenglu was almost impatient. He must have come to Fu Shen to discuss things today. But he actually went there in person, which was really a strange thing.
Zong Zhenglu glanced at her, as if he had guessed what she was thinking, and explained: "I am very depressed, so I ran out to relax. I don't know what interesting places there are in Bingzhou, and I still expect you to take me around Ding'an?
"
He was just saying a casual courtesy, but Huan Ci didn't dare to slack off and silently thought about the interesting places in Bingzhou.
While the two of them were talking to each other, Fu Shen had already read the memorial in his hand, frowned and placed it on the table. However, in the blink of an eye, his calm expression returned: "Your Majesty shouldn't have come."
Zong Zhenglu smiled and shook his head, looked at Huan Ci and said, "I knew this was what he meant when he opened his mouth."
Fu Shen did not smile, but sighed softly. He really had no way to deal with Zongzheng's laws, so he couldn't help but remind him: "Your Majesty should know that the former prince is also in Bingzhou now."
"Zong Zhengche is in Bingzhou?" The most shocked person was Huan Ci, who had no idea about this matter.
Fu Shen stared at her and nodded: "He just arrived yesterday, but he didn't know why he came. The person who found him reported back to Sao Ye, so I sent Sao Ye to keep an eye on him first, so as not to disturb him. Now that I think about it, maybe
He knew His Majesty's whereabouts in advance, so he came here early to make arrangements. Apart from this, I can't think of any other purpose he might have."
"Don't worry." Zong Zhenglu waved his hand, "I have brought enough people, and they are distributed inside and outside the city. Besides, your people have already grasped his whereabouts, and I am very relieved about you."
"Don't underestimate the enemy too much." Huan Ci saw Fu Shen's face and spoke before him, saying what he wanted to say for him.
Fu Shen gave her a look of approval, but his brows still didn't relax: "I sent someone there last night, but he hasn't come back with any news until now. Maybe we have already alerted the enemy."
"I have sent people to investigate the situation." Zong Zhenglu said in a deep voice. He raised his eyes and glanced at the closed door, opening and closing his lips, "Although you are not in the court these days, they have mentioned you a lot. I
I know you must always be concerned about political affairs, but now I have something important to tell you, and it is not convenient to talk here."
Hearing this, Fu Shen thought of Huan Ci's questioning look. Huan Ci instantly understood what Zong Zhenglu meant: "You guys can talk here. I'll go back and see Chen'er first. Don't worry, no one dares to come close to it."
I don’t know what Zong Zhenglu is going to say, but it is definitely a confidential matter. It is not convenient to tell her now. Why should she ask for trouble and stay here? It is better to take this opportunity to go out and let the servants prepare the meal for him.
He cleaned up a yard and came out. But he couldn't be too conspicuous, otherwise his identity might be exposed.
But if Zong Zhengche wanted to know, he would have guessed as long as he heard that guests were coming to their house, and the matter could not be hidden from him. But what on earth did he come to Bingzhou for? Could it be that Yong State could no longer tolerate him?
She walked back slowly, and two housekeepers followed to wait on her. Huan Ci told them to prepare more light meals and clean up the Angelica Courtyard in the west so that ordinary people could not get close to it.
Unknowingly, I walked to a hallway and saw Ah Lian standing there pacing back and forth, looking very anxious.
"What's going on?" Huan Ci stepped forward curiously and asked.
When Ah Lian saw her, he rushed over and said, "Lan Fu and I ordered people to search the house but couldn't find Zhao Jin. The last person who saw her was before midnight last night. That person said he saw her with his own eyes."
I went back to my room, why can’t I find it now?”
"Have you searched all the houses?"
"I've searched for her. Ever since you said you couldn't see her, I've ordered people to look for her. Now I've been searching for her all morning and still can't find anyone. This is really strange. Did you say something serious to her last night, so she ran away?"
"No." Huan Ci lowered his head and thought. Last night when Ah Jin came over to pour her bath water, the two of them were talking and laughing, and there was nothing unusual about it.
only--
Huan Ci suddenly opened his eyes wide and clapped his hands excitedly. Zhao Jin mentioned sweeping leaves last night, but her tone was too ordinary at the time. Huan Ci thought it was just an ordinary joke, so he didn't pay much attention. Now that he thinks about it carefully,
She might have discovered something.
At that time, Zhao Jin said: "I originally thought that Sao Ye was a prodigal, but I didn't expect that he would actually listen to what I said in Jizhou. I hardly see him these days. I heard that he is working hard to do things for Lord Fu."
Sao Ye had been doing something for Fu Shen, and she didn't know that Sao Ye was out yesterday, so she didn't take it to heart. Thinking about it now, maybe Zhao Jin knew that Sao Ye was out, but where did she go?
Does this matter have anything to do with Sao Ye? The person Sao Ye went to monitor was Zong Zhengche. If Zhao Jin followed him, wouldn't it be very dangerous?