Seeing that Fu Shen remained silent, Huan Ci snorted softly: "Why did you stop them two?"
The man raised his eyelids and looked at her, his mouth straightened.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Huan Ci asked with a frown.
Fu Shen didn't know what to say, so he turned his head and looked away.
Huan Ci pouted and suddenly heard Zhao Jin snickering next to her. She looked at Zhao Jin doubtfully, but the woman hurriedly covered her mouth and blinked her big eyes at her.
"Why are you laughing?" Huan Ci glanced at her and asked.
Zhao Jin shook his head in panic. The man was giving her a warning look, and she didn't dare to speak nonsense.
Huan Ci glanced back and forth between the two of them, but couldn't see anything.
She originally wanted to call Ah Lian and Lan Fu over to play with them, but she suddenly felt that it was not appropriate to do so and had to give up the idea.
There were a lot of people walking on the street, and their carriage was moving very slowly. Moreover, their curtains were open, so Ah Lian could clearly see the people in the carriage as soon as he turned around.
He tugged on Lan Fu's sleeve, and the woman followed his gaze and looked over, with a look of panic on her face.
Seeing that she was about to hide behind the man, Huan Ci hurriedly waved to them. The two seemed stunned, and then they also showed kind smiles.
The two walked hand in hand to the carriage. Huan Ci looked back at Fu Shen and said, "Let's go for a walk?"
Fu Shen nodded, got off the carriage first, and extended his hand to the woman.
Huan Ci smiled, held his hand and carefully got out of the carriage.
The streets were crowded with people and the lanterns were bright, which suddenly reminded her of the Lantern Festival the year before last. At that time, she had just arrived in the capital, and she was actually very nervous and had to face pressure from Zong Zhengyuan.
Time flies by, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. She has experienced too much in just two years. Fortunately, everything is developing in a good direction now.
Watching Ah Lian walking in the distance, Huan Ci couldn't help but think of her father. Her father didn't know that she was married to Fu Shen until his death, and she would feel guilty when she thought about it.
"Why did you come to the capital?" she asked, looking at Ah Lian with a smile.
Ah Lian soon saw her slightly bulging belly, and he looked a little dazed: "I thought I would come to see you during the Chinese New Year. Not only did I come, but A Yao also came, but she went to the Prime Minister's Mansion first.
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"A Yao is here too?" Huan Ci happily took Fu Shen's arm and jumped. She had not seen A Yao for more than half a year.
"Be careful." Fu Shen said softly.
Huan Ci pouted in dissatisfaction: "How can you be so squeamish? You are too worried." Then she smiled and took Lan Fu's hand, pretending to be angry and said: "Okay, you, you hide such a big thing from me.
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Lan Fu secretly looked at Fu Shen and lowered his head silently.
"Ignore him, and don't listen to him." Huan Ci glanced at the man.
It's too much for him to have to take care of these things.
Unfortunately, these words had no effect on Lan Fu. She didn't expect that Fu Shen could be encountered in such a big capital, and she felt very uneasy.
While Huan Ci was talking to Ah Lian, she raised her eyes to look at Fu Shen, trying to figure out the man's current mood.
Under the bright light, she saw Fu Shen staring softly at the back of the woman in front of her, with a faint smile on his lips.
Suddenly, she felt an inexplicable feeling of envy. Following Fu Shen for so many years, he had a relatively good understanding of men's temperaments. The woman who could be taken into his heart must be very special.
Now that they are together, there is no reason to separate. Huan Ci invites them to wander slowly on the street.
She bought a Kongming lantern from a stall, wrote her wishes on it, and took Fu Shen to put the lantern together.
I hope her child can be born smoothly and that her future life will be smoother.
Unfortunately, she got tired after walking around for a while. It is indeed a blessing for a woman to have a baby in ten months. Everyone was in high spirits. Huan Ci couldn't bear to disturb them and silently leaned on Fu Shen.
"Tired?" The man lowered his head and bit her ear.
As people came and went in front of him, Huan Ci blushed unconsciously. He said softly: "I'm a little tired. I want to rest for a while."
"Let them go shopping, I will take you to a good place." Fu Shen took her hand and walked to Sao Ye.
Saoye was originally riding a horse, but just after they got off the carriage, he pulled the reins of the horse and walked around among the crowd. As soon as he saw Fu Shen approaching, he understood the man's intention and handed the reins to Fu Shen's hand.
"Get on the horse!" Fu Shen said softly, holding Huan Ci's waist.
Huan Ci was stunned for a moment and allowed her to help him get on the horse. After she sat firmly, Fu Shen turned over and sat behind her, wrapping his arms around the horse's reins from behind her.
"Sit tight, I'll take you somewhere." The man said in a deep voice.
The two of them walked slowly down the street, gradually leaving the crowd behind.
Unknowingly, the two of them arrived at a very remote place. Huan Ci looked left and right, very curious about where Fu Shen wanted to take her.
When a small courtyard appeared in front of her, Huan Ci looked back at the man in surprise.
This is a very simple place, with vegetables planted in the yard and an ordinary house.
Huan Ci helped Fu Shen off his horse and followed him slowly into the room. The man took out the fire stick and lit the lamp, and everything in the room came into view.
"What place is this?" she asked softly.
Fu Shen helped her sit on the edge of the Kang: "This is the shelter I ordered people to build. It is a world that belongs to the two of us alone."
Taking the lamp from his hand, Huan Ci scanned the things in the room bit by bit, and tears suddenly flowed down uncontrollably.
On the bookshelf are books that she and Fu Shen read together in the academy, as well as pens and inkstones that they used together. On the wall is a good bow that the two used when practicing archery, and there are even some on the bed.
A small bamboo basket, it looks like it is for babies.
She suddenly felt that such a simple and pure life was actually very happy.
"Let's stay here tonight, I don't want to go back." She turned back and hugged the man.
"Okay!" Fu Shen hugged her into his arms and stroked her black hair tenderly and considerately. However, there was still a touch of sadness between his eyebrows, which did not dissipate for a long time.
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In the first year of the Apocalypse of Rongguo, the new emperor's political law implemented reforms at the suggestion of Prime Minister Fu Shen.
Rongguo has been in decline for many years since the war with Yongguo more than 20 years ago. This war with Yongguo finally ended in peace talks. Although everyone was relieved, it also made all those who care about government affairs
Alarm bells are ringing in people's hearts. Rongguo has been in dire straits for a long time and vows to change and become stronger as soon as possible.
The weather in April had begun to warm up, and Huan Ci's belly was already very obvious. She hugged her belly and sat fishing by the lake, listening to Zhao Jin who was beside her telling her about the news he had come back from outside.
Just after the Shangyuan Festival, Zong Zhenglu promulgated many new laws, making top-down reforms to strengthen himself. Now more than two months have passed, and the atmosphere in the DPRK is getting increasingly tense. She can't help but worry about Fu Shen.
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She used to study history when she was in school, and she knew very well the fate of those who advocated reform since ancient times. Even in the Prime Minister's Palace, she could occasionally hear the discussions of the servants.
But she knew that Fu Shen was actually a very vindictive person. She supported him in doing these things, and she wanted to be his backing.
Fu Shen came to see her every day these days, but he was always called away quickly. She was also very upset, so she often came to fish to relieve her mood.
Recently, she specially sent Zhao Jin to the public to inquire about the news, just to hear the common people's opinions on Fu Shen. If he wants to change the law, the people in the court will definitely offend a lot of people, but she doesn't know if it is worth it.
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Huan Ci turned to look at Zhao Jin, who had arrived late, and said, "Tell me, what did you ask about?"
Zhao Jin looked at her hesitantly and didn't speak for a long time.
Huan Ci had roughly guessed something. He pointed to the low stool next to him and said in a deep voice: "Where have you been? What did you hear?"
Zhao Jin sat down with a gloomy look and didn't know what to say. Fu Shen had asked her not to discuss these political matters with Huan Ci, but she couldn't bear to deceive Huan Ci.
After thinking for a while, she lowered her voice and said: "I went to restaurants and teahouses. They are just places for men who have nothing to do during the day. I don't think what they said makes sense."
"Whether it makes sense or not, first tell me what they said?" Huan Ci asked, staring at her evasive eyes.
"They," Zhao Jin sighed, "they said Mr. Fu was young and energetic, was too aggressive in doing things, and thought too simplistic, and did not consider the difficulty of implementing the new law at all. They also said that the higher-ups may have ordered that, but at the end of the day, maybe
It will change the flavor, and maybe it will be the people who suffer in the end."
The more Zhao Jin talked, the more excited he became, and Huan Ci's heart tightened. In fact, what they said was quite reasonable. Many things in history had such reasons.
"I know, it's hard for you, a girl, to go out and do such a thing." Huan Ci apologized.
Zhao Jin lowered his head and chuckled: "Where is it? I took Sao Ye with me."
"Sweep Ye? Didn't he follow Fu Shen out today?"
"No, the adults don't seem to take him with them when they go out these days. He said it's because his wife is in labor and needs someone to keep an eye on her. If Saoye can control the men outside, it's natural to keep him," Zhao Jian said.
Huan Ci put down the fishing rod that had been inactive for a long time, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then helped Zhao Jin stand up: "Let's go back, let's go back and have dinner."
At this time, two little maids suddenly ran across the bridge not far away, arm in arm, with a strange expression on their faces, shouting: "Hurry over and have a look."
Huan Ci quickly walked to the bridge and blocked them. When they saw her, they quickly raised their eyebrows and stood aside with very respectful expressions.
"What's wrong? What happened and why are you running away like this?" she asked curiously.
Those two people looked at me and I looked at you, but neither of them said a word.
I don't know if it was because she was upset in the first place, but Huan Ci's tone was much more serious than before. She looked at the two of them coldly and said, "What happened, tell me quickly."
The maid who was slightly fatter raised her head and glanced at her nervously, then took a step forward and said, "They said someone shot an arrow at the back door, and there was a piece of paper attached to the arrow with red words written on it."
