The whole city of Daizhou was filled with sadness because today was the day when the soul of Dingyuan King Huanyuan returned to his hometown.
A few months ago, Fu Shen, the deputy prime minister of the Rong Kingdom, went to the Yong Kingdom for peace talks. At that time, the Yong Kingdom sent his own prince. But who knew that the prince of the Yong Kingdom was assassinated and died during the meeting, and Fu Shen was nowhere to be found.
Not long after, the emperor of Yong State suddenly fell seriously ill, and the second prince Zong Zhengyan temporarily took charge of the government on his behalf. Zong Zhengyan once again sent people to negotiate with Rongguo, and finally reached an agreement and agreed to return Huan Yuan's body, and the war came to an end for the time being.
However, it has been more than a month since the incident occurred, and Fu Shen is still missing. Today, Ah Lian returned with the coffin in hand, but Huan Ci is still missing.
Where did her Armour go?
The spring breeze was blowing coldly, and the woman was wearing thin clothes, supporting Ayao and standing in front of the palace gate. The boy who came to report the news had already returned, and only said that the team returning the coffin had arrived at the city gate.
Everyone stood in solemn silence, and some even couldn't help crying.
The day after bidding farewell to Fu Shen, Huan Ci returned to Daizhou with Lan Fu. Things were busy in the mansion. Although she had just had a miscarriage, she was busy taking care of all the affairs in the mansion. Fortunately, Ah
Without the help of Yao and the other three, how could she survive alone?
She has been busy for a long time with her father's burial today, and now she can barely stand.
Perhaps the heavens were affected by the sadness in Daizhou. It had been raining non-stop since noon, and now it was getting heavier and heavier.
Ayao ran out holding an umbrella and handed a cloak to Lan Fu. Lan Fu took it and put it on for Huan Ci, and whispered: "It's cold."
It turned out that Fu Shen helped her find a doctor when she was not in Bingzhou, and now she can speak. Although it is only a few words each time, Huan Ci is happy for her from the bottom of his heart.
Huan Ci tightened his cloak and thanked her softly.
At this moment, the sound of rolling wheels came from a distance, and a group of soldiers wearing sackcloth and mourning appeared on the street corner.
The crowd suddenly burst into mourning, and everyone fell to their knees like a mountain.
Huan Ci walked slowly towards the coffin step by step, and when they met, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.
The woman's clothes were soaked instantly, but she didn't notice it. She stood up and staggered to the coffin, and suddenly burst into tears.
Ah Lian walked over to cover her from the rain, and couldn't help but blushing again.
"Let the prince go home!" he said softly.
Huan Ci nodded and walked ahead to clear the way for his father.
When the news of Huan Yuan's death was known, the whole house was covered with white curtains, and the mourning hall was already set up, waiting for Huan Yuan's return.
Although it was getting late today and it was raining non-stop, there were countless people who came to greet Huan Yuan.
Several women who had come to help in recent days stepped forward to support Huan Ci because her steps were already a little unsteady.
Everyone carried Huan Yuan's coffin to the mourning hall, where he would be buried after condolences.
It was already late at night, and everyone sent Queen Dingyuan back to them and left one after another. Only Huan Ci still knelt in front of the funeral to keep vigil for him.
Soon, a kneeling man appeared next to her.
"Why are you in the country of Yong?" Huan Ci asked the question that had puzzled her for a long time.
"I came to find you, but I didn't expect you to have come back."
"It was Fu Shen who saved me." Huan Ci murmured. She turned her head and looked at the man, tears welling up in her eyes: "Have you ever seen him?"
The man lowered his head and said nothing, his red lips pursed tightly.
Huan Ci understood instantly.
The two stayed in front of the funeral all night until Ayao walked in early in the morning.
"Girl, the emperor is here."
Huan Ci was stunned for a moment, then helped A Yao stand up.
She had already heard that Zong Zhenglu was coming to Daizhou. She thought that he came firstly to express condolences to her father, and secondly to appease people's hearts.
When she walked out, Zong Zhenglu also arrived in front of the palace.
Huan Ci cupped his hands towards him, then stood aside with his head bowed.
Zong Zhenglu looked at the woman with downcast eyebrows in front of him and couldn't help but sigh: "Take me to see your father."
Because of his arrival, many officials gathered outside the palace gate, many of whom came with him.
Huan Ci took them to the funeral and watched them cry bitterly.
Finally, when Zong Zhenglu walked towards Huan Ci, the wailing sound quickly stopped.
Huan Ci stared at the man in front of him, his face full of fatigue: "Where is Fu Shen? Where has he gone?"
"I don't know either." Zong Zhenglu said apologetically.
He sent the man there. Although the man completed the task very well, there was no news from him because of it.
"I can't help you."
"You don't have to tell me this." Huan Ci interrupted him coldly, "This is Amo's own decision and has nothing to do with you."
She took two steps back to get out of the way: "Your Majesty, if you express condolences, you can leave. I think father doesn't want to see you."
"Bold!" the eunuch beside Zong Zhenglu shouted coldly.
Huan Ci raised his head and glared at him, only to see Zong Zhenglu raise his hand to stop the eunuch from speaking.
"What Miss Huan said is absolutely true. It's me, Darong, who has failed the Huan family."
"You don't need to say it. There are many people who want to come to express their condolences to my father. They are all waiting outside the door." Huan Ci said calmly.
Zong Zhenglu didn't understand what she meant, so he said goodbye to her and turned around to leave.
A few days after the funeral, Huan Ci took his father's coffin to his ancestral grave and buried him with his mother.
Because of her father's affairs, Zong Zhenglu rewarded her with many things, and she was also named Princess of Jinyang. Huan Ci refused the man's proposal to take her to the capital, and took everyone in the mansion to Bingzhou.
The days passed, but there was still no news from Fu Shen. Huan Ci was so busy every day that even if she had nothing to do, she would find many things for herself to do. Slowly, she would only be alone in the middle of the night.
Sometimes I think of the closeness between the two.
As spring passes and autumn comes, the leaves of Bingzhou begin to drift in the wind again.
There was great joy in Prince Ding's palace today, and Huan Ci got up early to prepare for it, because today was A Yao's big day.
Ayao was not originally a slave, and Zong Zhenglu had also given her some rewards when she was rewarded. That day, Ayao met her husband when she went out to help Huan Ci. After some discussion, the two planned to get married.
A Yao had grown up with her, and Huan Ci planned to marry her off in style. She had already prepared a lot of dowry for A Yao, and also bought a small house for the two of them in the city. It was not for anything else, but
I just want Ayao to feel confident in that family.
Everyone was laughing and joking outside. Huan Ci stood under the window and watched them. Suddenly he heard someone shouting outside: "Vice-minister Fu Shen gave me a jade handle as a gift."
Huan Ci was stunned for a moment, then slowly stood up after hearing his words clearly.
"What did that person shout just now?" She turned to look at Zhao Jian.
Zhao Jin didn't react either, and his big eyes met hers.
When she turned her head again, there was a man in black clothes outside the door. He was thin and slender.
Huan Ci burst into tears immediately and walked slowly towards the man with his lips covered.
The man stood motionless, silently watching the woman approach.
The expected hug did not come. The woman stepped forward and punched him hard on the chest, then grabbed his collar and cried loudly.
The players stopped in a hurry, and people in the courtyard looked at them curiously.
Fu Shen hugged Huan Ci silently: "A Ci, I'm back."
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Half a year later, the capital city was full of joy, Yingdu city was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and everywhere was filled with the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone stood in the courtyard and set off firecrackers with great joy.
Huan Ci huddled in Fu Shen's arms and covered his ears with his stomach puffed out. Lan Fu and Zhao Jin talked and laughed, pointing at him from time to time.
Huan Ci made a face at the two of them, and the man beside her suddenly kissed her ear. She was so ashamed that she hurriedly got into his arms.
After Fu Shen came back from Yong Kingdom, they held a dusk ceremony.
Over the past few days, she had learned about what happened at that time from Sao Ye's mouth intermittently.
It turns out that the purpose of his and Fu Shen's peace talks was to assassinate the crown prince of Yong. This was the condition put forward by Yu Wenyan.
Originally, everything went smoothly, and Yu Wenyan also left an escape route for them as planned. But unexpectedly, Zong Zhengche suddenly came out and intervened. The two were not prepared, and they were accidentally tricked.
Zongzheng was at his wits end and tried to use them to threaten Zongzhenglu. But he didn't expect that after Zongzhenglu actually agreed to his conditions, he began to regret it again.
Fortunately, Fu Shen made arrangements before going to Yong Kingdom, and was finally rescued by his own people.
After returning to the capital of Ying, Fu Shen cultivated himself for a period of time. Not long ago, he returned to the court and became the prime minister of Rongguo.
Huan Ci temporarily left the affairs of the palace to Ah Lian and followed Fu Shen to the capital. She was now five months pregnant, and she only focused on raising her baby every day and did nothing else.
It's just that Fu Shen's brows have been filled with lingering sadness recently, which makes Huan Ci really uneasy.
"Let's go in." She held the man's cold hand and led him into the house.
She asked Saoye insinuatingly, and heard that Fu Shen had a dispute with Zong Zhenglu because of the reform, and was opposed by both the government and the public, so he was worried.
It's not surprising that Huan Ci wanted to ask Sao Ye, it was because Fu Shen never discussed this with her.
She has long known the man's ambition, and the country is now poor and weak, so she can understand Fu Shen's concern.
"Today is New Year's Eve, let's celebrate the new year first." She pulled the man to sit down at the table and poured him a full glass of wine.
Fu Shen raised his eyes and looked at her, then wrapped his hand around hers: "Sit down, don't be busy."
"I'm fine, why are you so squeamish?" Huan Ci pursed her lips. She picked up a piece of candy and put it in her mouth. Suddenly she remembered something: "I sent someone to deliver some food to your father today."
Fu Wei confessed to the murder of his own brother and is now in prison. Since Fu Shen became prime minister, people in the court often used this incident to attack him.
Fu Shen hugged Huan Ci and asked her to sit on his lap, and said gratefully: "Thank you for thinking about me."
"Ah Mo, have you ever regretted it?" Huan Ci asked the question in his heart.
These days, she realized more and more that she and Fu Shen rarely talked to each other. This man kept everything in his heart and never told her. Huan Ci knew that he had shouldered everything by himself since he was a child, so he had this kind of behavior.
temper, but now that they are husband and wife, she wants to share some things with him.