After receiving Feng Liao's letter, Yong Ruo's mood was a little complicated.
If Feng Liao disagrees with her living in the village, she will feel very dangerous and very irritable. Now that Feng Liao agreed, she was a little bit lost and sad again.
She silently put Feng Liao's letter away, and went to see what Feng Liao gave her.
There are things to eat, wear, use, and play with, and there is also a pair of puppies that seem to be kept as pets for her.
The two puppies have just been weaned and they look cute. She sighed, stroked their soft white fur, and named them respectively: Dabai and Xiaobai.
These two names are not poetic, but they can evoke her nostalgia for her previous life.
The days in the villa are very leisurely.
Feng Liao would send her personal eunuch to visit her every month, give her some things, bring her a letter, and talk about her recent life and the gossip in the capital.
It is said that Feng Liao insists on exercising every day. In her spare time, she will play chess with An Zimo, practice martial arts with Su Mingjian, and sometimes discuss painting skills with Princess Longqing.
He would also send his drafts and manuscripts to Tangquan Mountain to show to Yong Ruo, and communicate with her about everything.
When the emperor inspected the troops and rewarded the meritorious officials, Feng Liao even went one-on-one with others. Those officers and soldiers were at a loss by him. It was not wrong to beat him, and it was not right not to beat him.
Because of this temper, Feng Liao was ridiculed by the emperor more and more like a martial artist. Most of the old friends of Prince Lao Ying in the army are now important figures in the army, and they are getting closer and more respectful to Feng Liao.
It is said that there was an excerpt from the censor who asked the emperor to establish a concubine early, but Feng Liao actually asked the censor if he had a daughter in his boudoir, and did he want to be his father-in-law
The censor was so ashamed that he swore that although he had a daughter to marry, he never wanted to be the prince's father-in-law. Because he is not someone who climbs the dragon and attaches himself to the phoenix, this book is purely out of public interest...
Feng Liao kindly asked Zuodu Yushi to care about his subordinates, and to be a good matchmaker for the Yushi's daughter.
The censor's daughter quickly engaged and got married as quickly as possible.
Not long after, a colleague from a remote state in the southwestern region died of illness while taking office.
Under Feng Liao's strong recommendation, the censor was promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank, and took over the position of the same prefect thousands of miles away.
The censor was promoted secretly, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were very sure: the prince did not like others to mention his marriage.
A minister believed that he had neither a daughter nor a granddaughter to be married at home, and had no suspicion of "wanting to be the prince's father-in-law (or great father-in-law)", so he wrote a letter very honestly: Please establish a prince concubine early!
As a result, the prince asked: Do you have any grudge against any minister? Don't you know that Ben Gong has the reputation of "Ke father-in-law"? ! Everyone is in the same palace as ministers, and peace is the most important thing blabla...
The minister who wrote the letter was almost so angry that he vomited blood, and confessed his character in a heartbroken manner.
He also persuaded the prince: the so-called "restraining his father-in-law" is nonsense, and he hoped that the prince should not misunderstand his marriage because of this.
The prince said: "Of course you can't believe everything in this kind of thing, but you have to believe it."
If you don't believe it at all, the Qin Tianjian can be abolished; you don't have to pick auspicious days when you marry a woman in your family.
The upright minister was speechless, so he asked: Is the prince not planning to marry a wife in order not to defeat his father-in-law
The prince replied: I plan to pick a woman who lost her father, so I don't have to worry about it.
The ministers no longer wrote on this matter. Emperor Chengtai also said nothing about the matter.
The matter of setting up the crown princess was shelved again.
After hearing these gossips, Yong Ruo felt mixed feelings.
Feng Liao is fulfilling her promise. How long can he last
Time passed day by day.
Without Feng Liao by his side, Yong Ruo felt very lonely, and his thoughts gradually settled in his heart. After a lot of precipitation and a long time, gradually, that yearning seemed to turn into something like wine, mellow and spicy.
In the second year of Yongruo's arrival at Tangquan Mountain, 5,000 elite soldiers from the Xishan Camp were stationed here.
She thinks this is too exaggerated! She, a place where Emperor Liang of the Eastern Palace "rehabilitates her illness", is worth five thousand elite soldiers to garrison? !
Feng Liao sent his confidant to quietly bring her a word: "These five thousand elite soldiers are a surprise soldier I put here, and they may have unexpected uses. Not just to protect you."
She had no choice but to say nothing, acquiescing to the fact that the five thousand soldiers were stationed around Tangquan Mountain.
From then on, when she looked out from the gazebo of the villa, she could not only see the green field below the mountain, but also the military camp outside the field.
The reason why those farmlands and farms can continue to exist is because those fields originally belonged to Huangzhuang. Those peasant households living at the foot of the mountain are also tenant farmers of Huangzhuang.
Because of the five thousand troops, Yong Ruo was nervous for a while, fearing that something might happen in the capital.
But the second year is over, and the third year is also over, whether it is in Beijing or the villa, it is quiet and peaceful.
She is in the fourth year of "recovery" in Tangquanshan, and it is also the year of the draft.
Since the new year, she has been a little restless and restless.
This year, what excuse will Feng Liao use to refuse to marry a wife
It has been almost three years since she left Feng Liao, and there is no newcomer around Feng Liao.
For a nobleman among the feudal aristocrats, a crown prince, he lived alone for three years without a woman to serve him. This is simply unimaginable! It's so rare!
Three years ago, when she left Fengliao, she did not hesitate at all.
Because from the bottom of her heart, she didn't believe that Feng Liao could fulfill her promise of "the only woman in her life".
But now, Feng Liao has spent three years proving to her that he has always kept his promise.
Is three years enough? Can she be convinced of his character and reputation? Can she get rid of the pessimism deep in her heart and muster up the courage to embrace the hope of happiness
She has no answer.
Or, Feng Liao actually already has a woman like Tongfang, but no one told her? !
Yong Ruo felt as if he had come to a three-way intersection in a foggy night where he couldn't see his fingers.
She didn't know whether she should go left or right next, and fell into deep contradictions and entanglements.
After thinking for many days, she finally decided: make a decision after this year's draft.
If after this year's draft, Feng Liao still has no other women, she should be brave; if Feng Liao has other women...she doesn't have to choose anymore.
In early April, Xiao Guizi was ordered to visit her again and brought her news of this year's draft.
This year, the emperor asked Feng Liao to host the draft in person.
Feng Liao still didn't choose a concubine, nor did he choose a concubine, but only fulfilled the duties entrusted to him by the emperor - bestowing marriages on several clans.
Regarding himself "returning empty-handed" again, the reason he gave the emperor was only three words: I don't like it!
After hearing these news, Yong Ruo felt that his heart seemed to be soaked in the old wine brewed by longing.
She desperately wanted to see Feng Liao again and be with him again.
But what is the emperor's attitude towards himself now? If he returns to the palace, or restores his appearance, will the emperor provoke him to kill him
She couldn't judge this point, so she didn't dare to act rashly.
Not long after, several unexpected people came to Zhuangzi: the Zhou family, Yong Qiao, and Yong Miao.
It was Feng Liao who sent someone to send them here.
"Why are you here?" She was very surprised, wrapped her head and face in a shawl, and met Mrs. Zhou and her two younger brothers.
"You still said! It's been three years, and we don't know that you have been out of the palace due to illness!" Zhou's tears fell, "I am your mother! Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing? !"
Yong Qiao and Yong Miao also had red eye circles.
The two of them have grown up a lot, and their demeanor has become much more refined and calm. But seeing my sister whom I haven't seen for three years, my nose is still sore.
Yong Ruo said a little embarrassingly: "I just don't want you to worry!"
Another reason why she didn't tell Zhou and the others was that she didn't want to cause trouble, but she couldn't hide it in the end.
She asked Jiao Zhu to take Yong Qiao and Yong Miao around.
After finding a safe place to speak, she sent all the servants away, and then she asked Mrs. Zhou in a low voice: "Why did the prince send you here?" She believed that there must be a reason for this.
Zhou said in a low voice: "The codes you agreed with me have worked!"
She told Yong Ruo what had happened in the past few years.
Three years ago, Feng Liao sent An Zimo to quietly bring two plainclothes guards to Yong's house, saying that they were here to protect them.
Zhou couldn't refuse, so in the name of distant relatives, the two guards stayed at home for a long time.
A few days ago, a person who claimed to be the eunuch next to Emperor Yongliang came to Mrs. Zhou quietly with two of his subordinates.
The eunuch said: Emperor Yongliang was rejected by the emperor three years ago, and was expelled to live in seclusion in the Huangzhuang of Tangquan Mountain. He also said: Emperor Yongliang is seriously ill now, so he quietly sent him to pick up Mrs. Zhou and her two younger brothers to see her for the last time.
Mrs. Zhou was very surprised when she heard it. How could this remark resemble the kidnapping routine that her daughter told her
She tested the eunuch again with code words, and found that the eunuch couldn't answer the code at all, so she concluded that the eunuch was a fake, and let the two guards take him down.
Afterwards, the eunuch and his subordinates were quietly taken away by An Zimo.
The next day, Feng Liao sent a team of guards to send the Zhou family and Yong Qiao and Yong Miao to Tangquan Mountain.
Zhou said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, you have the foresight to agree on those secret signs with me! Otherwise, if you care about it, you will be confused. How can you not be fooled? You don't know, that counterfeit has a nose and eyes, and he may be deceiving people!"
Yong Ruo smiled slightly, but was thinking in his heart: Who is the instigator behind that eunuch
"Can you tell whether that person is a real eunuch or a fake eunuch?" Yong Ruo asked Zhou.
Zhou thought for a while: "It should be a real eunuch!" Over the years, she has dealt with eunuchs a lot, and she can basically tell the truth from the fake.
Those who are qualified to use eunuchs are only in the palace and the palaces of major princes and princesses.
To capture the Zhou family, the direct target is her, and the indirect target must be Feng Liao...
Yong Ruo's heart was pounding: Is something going to happen in the palace? Or, has the accident already happened? !
She sent someone to inform Rob, and wanted to discuss with him and find a way to return to Beijing secretly. When she arrived in the capital, she could adapt to the situation and help Feng Liao when he needed it.
Rob came with Xiao Guizi who came from Beijing.
Rob received the order from the palace: From now on, Tangquan Villa is prohibited from entering and leaving.
Xiao Guizi also brought Yong Ruo a letter written by Feng Liao.
The letter was very brief. In addition to the daily greetings, a word was conveyed in the code word between them: stay where you are, don't go anywhere!
Yong Ruo was worried, but he could only stay in Tangquan Mountain, so as not to mess up Feng Liao's deployment by acting indiscriminately.
What's more, she didn't even know what happened in the palace—Xiao Guizi refused to reveal anything even to death, and had already returned to Beijing in a hurry.
She was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night: Nothing will happen to Feng Liao, right
Shouldn't it? ! After all, the Zhou family gave him a few lives, so it should help him to set up and dismantle the situation, right