The woman's arrival did not bring any disturbance to the lives of the few people, and they continued to live their lives as usual.
Shen Qingwan walked on the road, her eyes slightly pounding, she felt that the recent events seemed to disturb her mind. She naturally remembered what Fu Yuheng said to her, and she couldn't help but be more vigilant about Li Jieyu.
"Sister, have you just returned? But you need to go to see the Emperor. Please go with me."
The road is very narrow. As soon as I thought of it, I met him.
When she looked up again, she saw Concubine Li standing not far in front of her. "No need. I have something important to say to the emperor. Concubine Li, you'd better go later." She really disliked her now and naturally didn't want to call her a sister.
Listening to Shen Qingwan's words, Li Jieyu clenched the handkerchief in her hand. What does this mean? She said she was redundant? The arc of her mouth dropped. She came here to get close to Fu Yuheng, but she didn't expect her to have such an attitude!
But even so, she had no choice but to retreat.
Shen Qingwan watched Li Jieyu leave, but she did not stop.
"Your Majesty." She had originally gone to the study to see him because of Fu Yuheng's words. He said he had something to discuss, otherwise she would not have come back so early.
Fu Yuheng turned around and poured her tea, then sat down and spoke, "I'm still worried about Concubine Li being here, so why don't you send her back to be with her mother." The worry he expressed was not about Concubine Li's health, but about the possibility that she would hurt Shen Qingwan.
"That's fine." Hearing this, she nodded in agreement. She also didn't like seeing Li Jieyu hanging around under her nose all day.
But when the two told Li Jieyu about their decision, she was against it.
"Your Majesty, is there anything I have done wrong?" Li Jieyu looked at Fu Yuheng pitifully. She didn't want to go back.
The mission that the Queen had mentioned had not been completed yet, and she would not have a good time if she returned. Besides, he had already come to Jiangnan, and there was nothing in the palace that made him stay.
"No." Fu Yuheng shook his head. He knew that Li Jieyu would not agree. So he looked at Shen Qingwan and asked her to speak.
"The emperor only gave the order because he thought the situation in Jiangnan might not be suitable for you and your daughter. Besides, now that the water conservancy project is taking shape and you have found your relatives, you can take your mother back to the capital to settle down." She and Fu Yuheng really meant this, but it was obvious that Concubine Li did not appreciate it at all.
Li Jieyu looked at the two people with red eyes, "Your Majesty, I don't want to go back. I want to stay here and govern Jiangnan with Your Majesty." She wanted to stay, but not for this.
Jiangnan used to be a pleasant place, but now it's a mess, and she doesn't even want to go out and take a look. Every time she goes out with Shen Qingwan, she wraps herself up tightly and doesn't get stained with anything.
"Really?" Shen Qingwan raised her eyebrows and looked at her and asked, didn't she know her? She was one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, so people had to be on guard.
"Really." Li Jieyu nodded firmly, but afraid that the two would not believe her, she added, "Besides, this way I can spend more time with mother. I'm afraid I won't have so much time after returning to the capital." As she spoke, she burst into tears again.
"After returning to the capital and settling my mother down, I will go to the palace. It is not easy to leave the palace. I will definitely miss my mother very much." She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and the tone of her voice at this time did not sound like she was talking to a woman at all.
If Shen Qingwan hadn't known that she was not like that, she would have believed her. Fu Yuheng frowned but still wanted to refuse but was stopped by her.
"Your Majesty, since Concubine Li has said so, you might as well let her stay. When things are over later, it won't be too late to go back together." He raised a smile and looked at the crying Concubine Li, but there was no emotion in his eyes.
"In that case, let's do this." Hearing this, although he was puzzled, he still nodded in agreement, and Li Jieyu also walked out happily. After she left, he and Shen Qingwan returned to their own courtyard.
But he suddenly turned around and said, "Why should we let her stay? Didn't I tell you?" Li Jieyu was so sneaky, and he had clearly told her, why...
"Yes, that's why I let her stay. Now that we know there's something wrong with her, we might as well find out directly." She really wanted to know who was behind Li Jieyu, and whether it was the person she guessed...
"But..." Fu Yuheng frowned, his eyes full of disapproval, but after a while, there was a bit more helplessness in his eyes when he looked at her, "Well, I'll do as you say..." He reached out and touched her cheek.
If she wanted, he would accompany her!
Since the decision had been made, there was no reason not to tell the woman. So Shen Qingwan went to find the woman that day, and the woman was very happy to see her.
"Your Majesty." The woman bowed with a smile. She felt closer to her during these few days of getting along.
"Don't be so polite." She reached out to help the woman up, and asked Lianyun to take out the things she had prepared, all of which were food and daily necessities.
The woman looked at the things and felt like crying again. A person who had nothing to do with her was so kind to her. But her daughter...
"I came here today because I have something to tell you. Once things are settled in a few days, you can go back to the capital with Concubine Li. You can settle down in the capital in the future and don't have to work so hard anymore." After comforting the woman, Shen Qingwan told her what happened today.
When Li Jieyu talked about her concern for the people of Jiangnan, she herself wanted to laugh. They all saw her actions clearly, so how could she look concerned
"Okay, okay." After hearing this, the woman just repeated these two words, but with tears in her eyes.
"Do you have anything you need to take with you? Do you need to go back and pack it up?" Shen Qingwan nodded. She originally thought that the woman would be reluctant, but now it seems that she was overthinking it.
This woman is completely different from Li Jieyu, they really don't look like mother and daughter.
"No, I have nothing." The woman still shook her head. Her husband had died and now she only had a daughter, but she regarded her as a burden...
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." After Shen Qingwan finished explaining her purpose, the woman stood up and bowed again.
Shen Qingwan helped the woman up again and shook her head helplessly, "This is not my idea, it was the emperor who said so. He is worried about your health."
The emperor? The woman didn't expect Fu Yuheng to care about her so much, and she couldn't help but feel touched.