"General, do you need someone to follow you?" A guard behind him stepped forward and asked Xiao Han as soon as he left.
Fu Tingye's eyes were heavy, but he shook his head: "No need."
After thinking for a while, he asked: "How is it over there? Have you eaten?"
The guard was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and replied hesitantly: "I heard that the sea cucumber will be rewarded, but I haven't eaten it yet."
It's already bright. If you don't eat at this time, you must be in a bad mood.
"You guys stay here, I'll go over and take a look..." Fu Tingye ordered and was about to get up. Suddenly, someone sent a message: "My cousin is back."
Finally there is a woman in charge of this house.
The girls and women in the backyard swarmed in and welcomed Cheng Wanmiao back, whose clothes were a little messy and her forehead was injured.
"Miss Cousin, just come back. Such a big stall needs one person to host it."
"Yes, yes, cousin, we are all waiting for you."
Cheng Wanmiao had just been frightened by the Queen Mother, and when she returned to the Marquis Mansion, she suddenly received everyone's concern, as if it was a lifetime ago.
"Okay, okay, wait for me, I'll freshen up." Cheng Wanmiao's tone was a little weak, her eyes swept into the mourning hall, and instantly fell on Fu Tingye. Suddenly, she stopped.
"Cousin..." Tears welled up in Dou Da's eyes. Cheng Wanmiao threw herself at Fu Tingye, grabbed his lapel and burst into tears.
Fu Tingye just thought that she was sad to hear the bad news about Mrs. Fu, and couldn't help patting her on the shoulder to comfort her: "There is no resurrection after death, so please forgive her and accept the change."
Cheng Wanmiao was suddenly stunned, and cried even harder the next moment.
When the servants in the Hou Mansion saw this scene, they all praised the cousin for being filial and sensible, and for living up to the old lady's care for her all her life.
What he experienced in the palace last night was like a nightmare.
Cheng Wanmiao finally woke up from her dream of being a young lady, and she secretly vowed never to put herself in that situation again.
Therefore, when Mrs. Fu passed away, Fu Tingye became the closest person to her in the world and the only life-saving straw. She must hold on tightly.
"By the way, why did the Queen Mother come to see you last night?" Fu Tingye looked at her forehead and the folds of her clothes, feeling suspicious.
"The Queen Mother." Cheng Wanmiao was suddenly startled, and then came out of Fu Tingye's arms: "The Queen Mother asked me to go over and inquire about my aunt's condition, and then said it was too late, so she kept me overnight."
Sure enough…
Fu Tingye's sharp eyes stayed on her forehead, and Cheng Wanmiao immediately explained: "This strange Wanmiao is ignorant and had a dispute with an aunt in the Queen Mother's Palace, so she accidentally... accidentally got it, it's okay , rub some soap on it, it will be fine in a few days."
Fu Tingye looked at her quietly, which was reasonable.
The Queen Mother suddenly launched an attack. It was unreasonable to only target Hua Qingxue and him. Wan Miaoding was also implicated.
He nodded: "You can go down and have a rest, and then come and take charge of the affairs here."
The old lady’s funeral and the backyard really need a woman to take care of it.
…
In the imperial palace, the imperial study room.
"Needless to say, I will never compromise on this matter." Li Jingnan put his hands behind his back, furious.
Ever since yesterday's banquet, I didn't expect that the attack and defense of the harem would be in the hands of the Queen Mother in an instant. As an emperor, he was actually controlled by the Queen Mother.
It seems that my father was right at first. The danger of relatives intervening in politics is greater than that of tigers.
"The emperor has been on a hunger strike for the sake of the wife of a soldier. Is it possible that in your heart, the wife of a soldier is more important than the mother?" Zheng Shuwen's voice was cold. She looked at the servants kneeling on the ground, but none of them could persuade the emperor to eat. , feeling anxious and angry.
"My mother played a good game of chess, and she actually included me in it. Why are you here at this time, showing off your victory?" Li Jingnan turned around, not wanting to look at her.
I don't know why, the mother and son, who are obviously biological, are like enemies at this moment.
"Why can't you understand my painstaking efforts? I'm not doing all this for you?" Zheng Shuwen was furious and said with deep emotion: "I am not doing this to weaken the power of the general. Is it wrong to do this?"
"Hmph." Li Jingnan snorted coldly: "In order to weaken the power of the general, she colluded with the Liao people. Isn't the queen seeking the skin of a tiger?"
"You..." Zheng Shumei was so angry that she couldn't speak: "That's all, you don't understand."
She sighed, and then looked at the slaves on the ground: "As slaves, you can't even make your master eat properly. What's the use of keeping you here? Come on! Pull them all out and send them to the army."
"Ah! Queen Mother, spare your life!"
"The Queen Mother, please spare your life! The Queen Mother, please spare your life..."
Everyone was so frightened that they burst into tears and kowtowed to Zheng Shumei to beg for mercy.
Among them, naturally, Xiaodouzi was included. He was the emperor's personal eunuch, and he was most responsible for the crime of poor service.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, please spare us!" Xiaodouzi cried sadly, then grabbed Li Jingnan's lapel: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't vent your anger on the Queen Mother. Eat something. If you don't eat, you will hurt yourself. body, Your Majesty!"
Li Jingnan was unmoved.
Zheng Shuwen looked at this scene, with a fierce look in her eyes: "Come here! Drag them all out quickly! Father-in-law Xiaodouzi will bear the brunt of the attack. He will be killed with a stick without any punishment!"
Kill with a stick…
Xiaodouzi fell to the ground in an instant, and even his tears receded in fear.
A guard came forward to arrest him. Xiaodouzi was stunned and cried to Li Jingnan: "Your Majesty, Xiaodouzi is about to leave, and I will no longer be able to serve you. I only hope that the Emperor will not get angry with the Queen Mother and take care of yourself." body."
Li Jingnan felt a surge of sadness in his heart and couldn't help but turn around and look at Xiaodouzi.
Xiaodouzi had been dragged to the palace gate by the guards, but she still cried and said goodbye to him: "Your Majesty, you are still young. Whatever the Queen Mother says is whatever she says. Don't argue with her. Take care of your dragon body. Xiaodouzi will say goodbye to you now. I hope Xiaodouzi can still serve you in the next life."
"My mother did something so cruel to force me. In your heart, am I really your son?" There were tears in Li Jingnan's eyes, but he stubbornly held it back.
Seeing him like this, Zheng Shumei felt a little moved: "I don't want this either, I just want you to eat well and cherish your dragon body."
"Okay." Li Jingnan replied decisively: "I'll eat it!"
The thin figure came to the dining table stubbornly. The delicacies were already cold, but he devoured them without any regard.
Only his shaking shoulders and tears falling into the rice betrayed his disguise.
Zheng Shuwen raised her hand, and the guard who was tying Xiaodouzi stopped suddenly.
Only Xiaodouzi was pardoned, and the rest of the servants were still sent to the army.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Xiaodouzi ran back to Li Jingnan, crying beyond words.
Xiaodouzi felt sad for himself and the emperor. Why did he still have so many difficulties as the ninth-five-year-old man
The emperor is really suffering.
"It's all useless Xiaodouzi. Xiaodouzi can't share the emperor's worries, and has also brought trouble to the emperor. Your Majesty, just punish Xiaodouzi. Xiaodouzi... Even if you die ten thousand times, you can't atone for your sin... "
"woo woo woo woo… "
Xiaodouzi was immersed in his own sorrow, and he didn't know how long he cried. When he had no strength, he looked up blankly and saw that Li Jingnan had already arrived at the entrance of the palace.
The figure was a little bleak, with deep eyes, staring into the distance.
"Your Majesty..." He came up behind Li Jingnan weakly.
"Have you finally cried enough?" Li Jingnan's voice was a little hoarse, but full of energy: "I have never seen a man cry as ugly as you."
"Your Majesty, I..." I am not a man to begin with.
"If I find you crying so ugly in the future, get out of here, not to mention the people around me."
How embarrassing for me.
"..." Xiaodouzi looked confused.
The emperor could still joke. It seemed that he was no longer sad. As long as the emperor was not sad, his mood instantly improved.
…
The news of the death of Mrs. Houfu spread quickly throughout Shengjing.
It was the general's mother again. All of a sudden, officials of all sizes came with their families to express their condolences. Cheng Wanmiao was wearing mourning clothes to greet her. She was extremely tired from the whole day.
After finally taking a breath, I went to the back hall to rest. After eating something, I was about to go back to the front hall. I saw a group of guards walking down the corridor from a distance, holding food boxes in their hands, looking hurriedly.
Cheng Wanmiao looked at the direction the team was going, which was vaguely her cousin's yard, but she didn't know who the food box was for.
Are there any guests in the house
A servant passed by, and Cheng Wanmiao quickly stopped her: "Are there any guests staying in the other courtyard?"
The girl shook her head: "Miss Cousin, I don't know either."
I don’t know… It’s impossible!
There must be something fishy about it.
"Miss Cousin, I need you to go over there."
An old woman called out, and Cheng Wanmiao hurried over without caring about anything else.
Hua Qingxue spent the whole day bored in the room, feeling really bored.
Fortunately, Fu Tingye still had a few books lying around. Although they were all military strategies summarized by the ancients, they could only be read to pass the time.
"Madam, your food is here, do you want to use it now?" Haishixuan cautiously asked for instructions outside.
Hua Qingxue was a little angry in the morning. She was depressed and hadn't eaten all day long. Now that the sun was setting, her stomach was growling with hunger. She rubbed her stomach. She couldn't fight against anyone but her own stomach.
"Okay. Send it in." She put down the book and walked over.
"The general is very busy, isn't he? When will he come over?" Hua Qingxue pretended to be chatting with nothing, while observing carefully, there were seven or eight of them placed in the yard where she could see them. Guards.
There were four people at the entrance of the courtyard, four people who entered the house to serve themselves food, and together with Hai Shixuan, there were actually sixteen or seven soldiers.
It was so tightly guarded that even if she had wings, she wouldn't be able to fly out.
"Do you have anything to do with the general, Madam? If anything happens, I will go and ask the General right away. Although he is busy, he will still come over to handle Madam's affairs." Hai Shixuan answered honestly.
He didn't have the slightest bit of defense against Hua Qingxue.
Hua Qingxue nodded: "It's okay, it's okay, I just asked casually."
"..." Why does Hai Shixuan always feel weird.