Located in a garden in the south of Yangzhou City, Wei Wang Zongyue stood by the window, his handsome eyebrows slightly frowned.
Decai stood behind him and bowed his head to report: "Mr. Fang has already left Yangzhou City, and the people from Jinyiwei have not done anything. The Huang family has plans to recruit Mr. Fang as a son-in-law. Huang Jinfu originally wanted to catch the adulterer and marry him. People played chess all night, the details of which are unknown, but it seems that there is no agreement."
Zong Yue didn't make a sound.
Decai hesitated for a moment, and his head drooped: "Your Highness, you are born in a situation, and everyone is watching you. When you came to Yangzhou, Chen Zhou also came to Yangzhou with a secret decree. Now Mr. Fang is not low-key enough. , attracted the attention of Jin Yiwei, why do you need to be involved in it. In this way, your efforts to hide in Yangzhou for nearly a year will be in vain, and maybe your majesty will be suspicious... "
"Noisy!"
Decai didn't dare to speak at once.
Zong Yue moved the beads with his hands behind his back, one by one, very slowly.
After a while, he said: "What do you think we can hide from Father? But after that night, Father will only think that I am acting absurdly, and will not think too much about it."
Decai was shocked, not only thinking of His Highness's unexpected move that day, but also thinking of His Highness's move to Taizhou when he arrived in Yangzhou at the beginning of last year. He only thought that His Highness was going for Mr. Fang, and he never expected that...
Wei Wang Zongyue has always had the reputation of restraining his wives. He married one and died the other. Before marrying the second concubine, the palace was quite concerned about his marriage. , I dare not intervene in his marriage anymore.
Everyone knows that King Wei is very indifferent in female sex, so indifferent that he almost didn't become a monk. He is very intelligent in Buddhism, because the Empress Dowager loves Buddha, and His Majesty also loves Buddha, but I have never seen anyone like him, and I wish I could live in a monk's temple all year round.
Over time, there were some rumors outside, saying that Wei Wang liked men, and he would act like a Buddha, because there were many monks in the monk temple, and they were all men. Even Master Xuanqing, who was on good terms with the King of Wei, was said to be a good friend of the King of Wei. Because although Master Xuanqing was a monk, his face was like a crown of jade. He looks very handsome.
These rumors are too dirty, so no one dares to spread them, but there is always such a thing out there.
In other words, in fact, King Wei was using his own name as a bargaining chip in this matter, and he did not hesitate to show his shortcomings in front of Emperor Jianping. You must know that as a prince, you can do nothing, you can bully the people, you can do anything you want, but you can’t get involved with things like broken sleeves, because the royal family has always valued children, and having no children is already a disadvantage. Plus a suspected broken sleeve.
Well, it's not a suspicion now, after King Wei broke into Fang Fengsheng's room that night with disheveled clothes, maybe in Emperor Jianping's heart, this son is a broken sleeve.
That—His Royal Highness's great cause
Decai couldn't help but contact him. Last year's trip to Taizhou, on the surface, was to see Fan Jinchuan on behalf of Emperor Jianping, but in fact it was inevitable to be suspected by others. Could it be that His Highness had plans to do what he did today? Feng Sheng...
Decai can't analyze anything now, he just feels his brain is in a mess.
"Has the person I asked you to deliver been delivered?"
"The Bao family has arrived at the Taizhou county government in a few days."
Zong Yue hummed, and said again: "You go to Taizhou..."
After listening to Zong Yue's instructions, De Cai concealed his astonishment: "Yes."
"My dear brother, you are back. I saw you were so late, and thought you..."
"What do you think of me?" Feng Sheng asked with a smile.
"Thought something happened to you."
After all, Fang Fengsheng's current actions have pierced the eyes and hearts of many people, so Fan Jinchuan has been worried since her trip.
"What can happen, my lord, don't worry too much."
While talking, the two of them went to the back office. Feng Sheng wanted to visit Zhichun and Zhiqiu, but Fan Jinchuan also followed.
"My lord, is there anything wrong with the front office today?"
"Nothing..."
At this time, a voice sounded from afar: "Shuan'er, you are not working, why are you back?"
It's an old woman.
He was about forty years old, wearing a blue cloth skirt, with a cloth handkerchief on his head, and holding a long broom in his hand. Following her voice, two little girls hurried over.
"Old lady, I really don't need you to do these tasks..." Before the words finished, the two saw Fan Jinchuan, and hurriedly lowered their heads and said, "My lord, the slaves really can't stop the old lady."
"What's stopping me? Idle is idle."
"Mother, you just listen to the maids. The maids in the back office are all rated by the county government. If there are servants to work, you still need to do it."
Bao's gaze turned to Feng Sheng: "Who is this little brother? He looks quite handsome."
Although Feng Sheng was a little surprised, he still bowed in salute: "I have met the old lady, I am your master's teacher, and my surname is Fang."
"You are Master Fang?"
The ending sounds a bit weird, Feng Sheng couldn't help but glanced at Fan Jinchuan, but Fan Jinchuan didn't notice it, he just introduced Feng Sheng to Bao Shi, and advised her not to do these rough jobs.
Feng Sheng didn't want to stay longer, so she thought she had to pack her luggage and went back to the courtyard where she lived.
…
Zhichun and Zhiqiu were very happy with Fengsheng's return, but this did not prevent Zhiqiu from complaining about Bao Shi.
Feng Sheng would know Fan Jinchuan's maiden name Bao, and she also knew it from Zhiqiu.
Although Zhiqiu has a tricky personality, she seldom gets along with others. Anyway, this is the first time Feng Sheng has seen her have such a big opinion on someone.
After listening to it, she probably knew where the conflict between Zhiqiu and Baoshi was.
It turned out that not long after Feng Sheng left, Mrs. Bao brought Fan Jinchuan's fiancée, a girl named Man'er, here.
Fan Jinchuan was already guilty of not being able to be filial in front of his mother because he was an official, and Bao's arrival also made him overjoyed. But Mrs. Bao is that kind of old lady in the countryside, not even the women and children of an ordinary scholarly family. She is very hardworking and simple, but she seems to have not grasped the degree of being the mother of the county magistrate, and made a lot of jokes.
For example, she has been here for half a month, and now she still regards the back office of the county government as the Fan family's country house, and likes to sweep the floor with a long broom when she has nothing to do. This broom was made by herself. Also, she thinks that there are too many servants in the back office, so she wants to send them all away. She didn't give up until Fan Jinchuan explained to her that the monthly money of these people was counted as the extra expenses of the county government.
It's also like the conflict between her and Zhiqiu.
Fan Jinchuan and Fang Fengsheng were not the only ones who lived in this back office. The place where they lived was actually the area where the family members of the county magistrate lived, and on both sides were the residences of the family members of the county magistrate, chief book and others.
It was probably because Fan Jinchuan had told Bao's ear in advance, so she didn't trespass other people's place, but she trespassed the small courtyard where Feng Sheng lived as her own place.
On the second day I came, I broke in and said that the yard faced the best location, so how could she be arranged in the back yard.
Bao didn't know that this courtyard should be the place where the magistrate's wife lived, and it was adjacent to the courtyard where the magistrate lived. However, Fan Jinchuan was not married, so when he chose a place to live, he chose one alone, and he didn't pay much attention to it.
After Mrs. Bao came this time, the yard in front was occupied, so naturally he could only choose from the back. Generally, from the perspective of the distribution of a house, elders like old ladies and old ladies should live directly behind, which means to take care of themselves, but Mrs. Bao doesn't understand this, she feels that the residence is far away from her son's residence, how much does she want? Walk a lot.
At first, they asked Zhiqiu to move the place, saying that they would move in. After learning from Fan Jinchuan that this place is where Master Fang lives, she was picky again, "A little master has two maids by his side, and the master is surrounded by maids." , only a boy'.
These are Bao's original words, and Zhiqiu relayed them. Anyway, when Zhiqiu talked about Bao's family, it was like gnashing his teeth.
"I've never seen so many things like her!"
"The old lady is the adult's mother after all, you have to respect what you say." Feng Sheng said.
"Yes, master."
After a while, Fan Jinchuan came.
"My dear brother." There was a wry smile upon entering the door, and this wry smile probably had something to do with Bao Shi.
"My mother lives in the country, don't laugh at me."
"How can you laugh at me? After all, the old lady is an elder. Simplicity and hard work are virtues."
"That's good. By the way, the younger brother met a friend this trip? I don't know who it is, but let the younger brother go on a long journey to Yangzhou."
"A classmate when I was studying. By the way, I heard that the adult's fiancée is also here. Could it be that the old lady is here for the adult's marriage?"
Hearing this, Fan Jinchuan's expression was a little ugly on the spot.
"How dare a man talk about marriage before his career is complete. My mother just likes to worry about it. Especially at this critical moment, I don't even have the heart to talk about marriage."
When it comes to this juncture, Feng Sheng is also extremely taboo.
The two were quiet for a while, and Fan Jinchuan cheered up and said: "My mother said that it was the first time I met you, and she knew how much you helped me. She said that she would cook a table of wine and vegetables with her own hands in the evening, and invite you to share."
"Why bother the old lady so much?"
"She can't be idle, so she loves to do these things. When I'm ready, I'll ask Xiao Qi to invite you over."
After that, the two of them had nothing to say, because they didn't know what to say, and they were inexplicably embarrassed. Fan Jinchuan seemed to be afraid that Feng Sheng would bring up the matter of his fiancée again, so he bid farewell and left in a hurry.
After she left, Feng Sheng asked Zhichun and Zhiqiu: "Have you seen your fiancée? Is she beautiful?"
Zhichun and Zhiqiu couldn't figure out how the young master would suddenly ask this, the two looked at each other, and Zhiqiu replied: "This, young master, I really don't know how to describe it, you will know when you see it."
When Feng Sheng saw Man'er in the evening, he finally understood why Zhiqiu said that.
Man'er is very beautiful, with an oval face and big eyes, and an exquisite figure, neither fat nor thin.
It just seems to be a little shy, a little shy, and too afraid of giving birth, and then the clothes are too simple. Well, not austere, but totally redneck attire.
It's not that Feng Sheng looks down on country people, but that she feels that one should always dress according to local conditions. Fan Jinchuan is now an official, so even if he comes from a poor background, he still has to take care of his face.
When she saw Man'er wearing a floral skirt with a blue background and a lotus-colored cloth handkerchief on her head, she was only surprised at first, but she wanted to hide her surprise in front of others. Understand why this style of painting is so familiar, this is completely a replica of Bao Shi.
It's just that Man'er is a young woman, so the fabric of the clothes is a little floral, and the color of the cloth wrapping her hair is also brighter.
"Man'er, you come to sit too."
"I still can't be a mother." The food on this table seemed to be made by Man'er, and she wore an apron in front of her, and she clenched the apron tightly with both hands, as if she was very nervous. Seeing Bao Shi calling her, she wanted to hide behind.
Bao Shi said, "What are you afraid of? We don't pay so much attention in the countryside. Besides, Shuan'er is your man. This Master Fang is Shuan'er's master, and he is not an outsider."
"Mother, don't call your son's baby name anymore." Fan Jinchuan blushed and coughed twice: "Even if you do, don't call it in front of outsiders. Also, Miss Man'er and I have never been married, so we just changed our name to mother." What are you talking about, mother..."
"Master Fang is an outsider?" Bao Shi looked at Feng Sheng in surprise.
Fan Jinchuan also went to look at Feng Sheng, and said anxiously: "Mother, I didn't say Brother Fang Xian is an outsider, it's just that we can talk about it in private."
"Man'er is engaged to you. You keep saying that you are busy with an official job outside, so you can't be filial to your mother. Man'er is a filial child, so she took the initiative to serve me at home. Since she is filial to me, what's wrong with your mother? "
This scene was very embarrassing, and Feng Sheng didn't know what to say, so he could only watch and watch. Fortunately, Mrs. Bao interrupted and asked Maner to sit down again, so the trouble was over.