After leaving Liuyunju, it was already late at night. As Wei Jing stepped into the dark corridor, his expression did not seem to relax.

Even though he was sure that he could find a good home for Fu Yun, this kind of experience always made him feel heavy-hearted.

Wei Jing was in deep thought all the way. When he had filtered all the noble families and ministers inside and outside Yizhou, he came back to his senses and found himself back in the couple's room in the main courtyard.

Shao Qing asked someone to bring water and fetch clothes for him: "Would you like to take a bath?"

Wei Jing turned around and hugged her: "I'm sorry, A-Qing?"

"What's wrong?"

Shao Qing found it funny. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why should he apologize?

Wei Jing lowered his head and touched her forehead: "Did I wrong you?"

Are you feeling wronged?

Shao Qing knew what he was talking about.

The follow-up of this matter still needs to be handled by her personally, and no one else can replace her.

I have to say that Fu Yun's situation is pitiful. She has no love or other thoughts towards Wei Jing. She just wants to grab the only piece of drifting wood so that she can have a stable place to stay for the rest of her life. From her point of view, there is nothing wrong with it.

What a pitiful person, he can't even muster up the courage to say angry words.

But what can I say? As Wei Jing's wife, it was inevitable that Shao Qing felt uncomfortable. Her husband is her most inviolable bottom line. If someone tries to touch it, no matter how pitiful or sympathetic they are, she will still feel upset.

Once a passion is extinguished, it is difficult to rekindle it.

Shao Qing reached out and hugged Wei Jing back, muttering, "I'm jealous, and I wouldn't be happy if others looked at you even for a second."

A forbidden area that no one can touch.

Ultimately, he is too important.

She lowered her eyes, the candlelight cast on her feathery eyelashes, and two small shadows on her porcelain-white skin.

Wei Jing felt uncomfortable and tightened his arms: "I am yours, forever."

No matter who you are, even if you think about it, it is wishful thinking.

His voice was urgent, and he kept repeating it in Shao Qing's ear, dispelling all the sudden depression in his heart.

She looked up at him and curled her lips: "Of course."

Shao Qing smiled again: "It's nothing, Fifth Cousin is a poor person, I will take good care of her so that she can find a suitable good family."

She could never avoid this task, and since she had to do it, she would do it with a positive attitude.

Otherwise, Wei Jing would be in trouble.

It's not worth damaging the relationship between husband and wife for other people.

She took a step back and thought that Fu Yun was such a pitiful person. She had completely given up the idea and it would be okay to find a suitable family for him.

Shao Qing suppressed all her emotions, stood on tiptoe and kissed his cheek: "Next month, let's talk about it after Wu Niang has recovered."

Wei Jing was happy that his wife was so considerate: "Yeah, okay."

…

In fact, objectively speaking, it might be better for Fu Yun not to get married, but Meng and Wei Jing obviously don't think so. They are quite worried that she will waste her last years.

Since they had different ideas, Shao Qing had no objection. Just get married. After what happened before, she would feel more comfortable after getting married.

She kept her word and actively adjusted her mentality. The next day, when she saw the slightly embarrassed Meng mother and daughter, Shao Qing still smiled: "My husband and I have discussed it. Wu Niang is still weak. She needs to take good care of herself. We will invite guests to our home next month."

Sun also nodded: "It's time to take care of him."

Fu Yun was grateful, and hurriedly stood up, straightened her body and bowed: "Thank you for your trouble, Madam."

The matter was just left unsolved.

However, Sun turned around and quietly pulled Shao Qing aside and said, "Yuan'er, you and His Highness have been married for several years, why are you still not pregnant?"

In fact, Sun had noticed this a long time ago, but seeing that her daughter and son-in-law were so close, she did not mention it. Now that Fu Yun's incident had happened, her alarm bells were ringing and she couldn't help but speak out.

We won’t talk about Fu Yun’s special case, but it’s always safer for a woman to have children. My daughter is nineteen years old, which is a good age for childbearing.

She said, "Have you asked Doctor Yan to check your pulse? I heard that he is good at medicinal food, so it would be good to recuperate. It doesn't matter if you are busy with official duties, just give birth, mother still has the strength, just take care of it for you."

Uh, kid?

Shao Qing couldn't help but touch her belly. She was looking forward to it, but she hadn't used any contraceptives for a year and hadn't gotten pregnant yet.

However, Yan Ming said that they were both in good health and did not need any care, so they should just let nature take its course.

Shao Qing was a little distressed, and Sun quickly comforted him: "Then don't worry, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and relax, it will come naturally when the fate comes."

When she was young, she had studied pregnancy in depth and knew that being impatient would make it harder to get pregnant, so she tried to comfort them carefully.

Wei Jing also said so. Shao Qing was not in a hurry, so she smiled and said, "Yes, I know, mother."

There's no point in being anxious, just let things take their course.

…

Next, while Shao Qing was busy with his official duties, he began to arrange Fu Yun's affairs.

She has always doubted the happiness of her blind marriage. Putting aside some minor issues, Fu Yun is actually a very pitiful person who has endured the most unbearable things and paid the most painful price.

It would be very depressing if such a poor person were to have an unhappy second half of his life.

Another thing is that since that day, Fu Yun has been consciously avoiding Wei Jing. On the occasions when she had to avoid him, she would always keep her head down and remain silent, her mouth as hard as a clam shell.

This attitude made Shao Qing feel a little more comfortable, and she was more willing to spend more time on it.

She suggested setting up a banquet and inviting all the ministers, generals and their families to have fun together, and they could bring their wives and children with them. It was used not only for Wei Jing to build relationships with his subordinates, but also for blind dates.

This proposal was unanimously agreed upon. Wei Jing said it was very good and he immediately ordered someone to do it.

…

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and a chrysanthemum-viewing banquet is held.

On the sides of the corridors, at the edges of the corridors, and throughout the gardens, pots of blooming autumn chrysanthemums compete with each other for beauty. They are in various colors and varieties, and together with the bright sun, they dispel the autumn chill.

Such scenery is always pleasing to the eyes. Shao Qing glanced at Fu Yun and smiled: "Wu Niang, don't you want to go for a walk in the garden?"

Today's banquet is secretly for a blind date, and everyone from top to bottom knows it. The news about Yan Ming had already spread, but there were still many people who brought their family members to the banquet, and many of them came from families with good family traditions and excellent children.

As Wei Jing said, the meaning of marrying his cousin was never to have children. A family that is pedantic and inflexible often cannot survive, and this is not currying favor with the powerful.

Shao Qing and Meng's Fu Yun appeared for the first time. The ladies of each family were very enthusiastic towards Fu Yun, but Fu Yun was obviously nervous. She had good manners, but she couldn't relax and was very restrained.

Wei Jing proposed seven or eight families of young men. Meng had met the female relatives today and found that some of them were very good, but there was no rush. Halfway through the banquet, everyone began to urge Fu Yun to walk around in the garden.

At today's chrysanthemum banquet, the men's and women's seats are separated by only a flower wall, and the garden is still shared. The atmosphere is also quite free. Those who like to drink can drink, those who like to sit leisurely can sit leisurely, and those who like to stroll in the garden can stroll in the garden at their leisure.

For some tacit purpose, in addition to the ladies and their families, there were also quite a number of young men from various families admiring the chrysanthemums in the garden, and it was just the right time for Fu Yun to go there.

Meng obviously wanted her daughter to choose someone she liked, so she urged her daughter repeatedly, "Your Highness is right. Go take a walk."

After more than a month of treatment, Fu Yun's skin became much whiter and her cheeks became fuller, regaining 50% of her former beauty. At this moment, her face flushed, not out of embarrassment but nervousness, and she shook her head: "I, I won't go."

This girl is obviously timid. The unbearable experience has made her completely lose all confidence.

Sun advised: "Don't be afraid, since they are here, they are very happy to marry you."

Naturally, Fu Yun's past would not be made public, but according to Sun, all the families who came here would definitely guess that Fu Yun was not a virgin.

A young and weak woman was found after being stranded in troubled times for several years. It may not be as bad as it actually is, but she must have been mentally prepared.

Fortunately, the concept of chastity is still relatively weak nowadays. Divorce and remarriage are common things, and it is not uncommon for a first-married man to marry a second-married woman. It’s not difficult to accept Fu Yun.

Everyone tried to persuade her again and again, and Fu Yun's face turned red, but she had to go. She could only stand up, clench her fists and slowly move towards the yard.

Shao Qing gave a wink to Nanny Ping, who hurried over to serve.

Everyone was looking forward to Fu Yun's trip to the Chrysanthemum Garden, but in reality Fu Yun was not as strong as they imagined.

Approaching the Chrysanthemum Garden, as the focal point, she immediately attracted a lot of attention, and many young men from aristocratic families who were interested in this looked at her with a smile.

They smiled, but Fu Yun didn't feel so good about it.

She had never gotten rid of the shadow of the past. Places with many men were always what frightened her the most. With so many intentional or unintentional burning gazes, cold sweat suddenly broke out on her forehead.

Fearful.

She didn't want to enter the garden at all, but her mother and others' eager expectations made her unable to take a step back.

Her palms were wet, so she gritted her teeth, lowered her head and quickly walked towards the small door on the left.

The small door leads to the back kitchen. She thought of finding a secluded place to stay for a while and then go back, just like strolling around the yard.

"Hey, hey, cousin!"

Nanny Ping was stunned for a moment, then became very anxious and hurriedly chased after him.

But Fu Yun was the master, and she insisted on ignoring him and walking away with her head down, so there was nothing Nanny Ping could do.

One was walking and the other was chasing behind. The shouts were getting closer and closer. Fu Yun quickened her pace and rushed into the small door.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone else came out from the door, screamed in pain, and the two of them collided violently.

This is a tall young general, Fan Tian, ​​the younger brother of Fan Ya and Fan Qing. Although he is young, he has made military achievements and now serves as a military marquis in the army. He is also one of the invited generals, not a follower.

He was drinking with his second brother at the men's table. He drank too much and had to go to the toilet urgently. When he came back, he bumped into a young girl.

Fan Tian was nineteen and should have been engaged a long time ago, but the Fan family had opportunities to rise in recent years, and the brothers followed Wei Jing in his battles and rarely stopped. When a man is trying to achieve success in his career, marriage and other matters naturally take a back seat.

Although the Fan family was not a very high-ranking family in the past, they had a very good family tradition, and their families did not specially arrange for concubines for their sons before they got married. Of course, there are exceptions if I am interested.

Fan Tian was a man of few tricks, of course he didn't have any such intentions. He was just a young man, and this girl suddenly bumped into his arms, and her plump and soft part rubbed his arm directly, and his arm felt like it was burning through his clothes. His blood boiled and his face turned red immediately.

Her skin was dark from the sun and rain, and her blushing was not noticeable, but her stuttering was obvious. "Little lady, are you hurt anywhere?"

The two of them bumped into each other, and he stood firmly. Fu Yun bounced and took a few steps back. Fortunately, she managed to reach out and did not fall.

Fan Tian hurriedly went to help, and after a touch, they came to their senses and then jumped away again.

He secretly glanced at Fu Yun. Her bright facial features and pretty eyes made him blush even more.

"You, are you okay? Do you need to see a doctor?!"

Both of them were at a loss. Fu Yun quickly shook her head: "No, I'm fine. It's my fault. I walked too fast and was reckless."

"No, it isn't."

Fan Tian waved her hands hastily: "I was drunk and I didn't walk steadily."

Fu Yun was so anxious that she couldn't help but look up and saw a young general with a flushed face, who was anxiously taking responsibility and apologizing repeatedly.

"fine."

She quickly lowered her eyes and bowed, "I will go back now, General, please take care."

Fu Yun walked away in a hurry, and Fan Tian watched her go. When a maid passed by, he wiped his blushing face and asked in a low voice.

"Is it Miss Fu?" The lord's cousin?

…

Nanny Ping stopped and took in everything. It was truly a coincidence, so she stopped chasing and asked someone to catch up and report back hastily.

Shao Qing was surprised: "Fan Sanlang?"

She did have some impression of this young man. Like his two brothers, he was a passionate man. The only difference was that he was younger and had not achieved as many achievements as his brothers.

It was an unexpected development, but I have to say that this blind date party had a good result. Of course, it is not certain that it is Fan Tian. Let’s wait and see how things develop.

Shao Qing always felt that in Fu Yun's situation, it was best for her to develop freely before marriage. Besides being good for her, it would also be good for the young man.

Everyone should think it through and don't be impatient.

Now that the result is out, Shao Qing will not stay in the women's seat. She never sits here, and today is an exception.

After saying that, she turned back to the men's seat. The atmosphere was very lively and everyone greeted each other with smiles. She greeted them with a smile and sat down next to Wei Jing.

"how?"

Shao Qing then whispered it to him.

Wei Jing was also surprised. After all, the Fan brothers were focused on drinking, and Fan Tian had no intention of going to the Chrysanthemum Garden before.

He glanced at Fan Tian. It happened that the young man was holding a wine glass, glanced at the flower wall, then quickly took it back, drank the wine in one gulp, choked, and coughed violently twice, and I don't know if his face turned red because of choking or something else.

He was young, and the other generals loved to make fun of him and bully him. Chen Qi patted the young man on the shoulder, laughed and told him to drink more and practice his alcohol tolerance.

After drinking a few cups, Fan Tian's face became even redder.

Shao Qing said, "Let it be. If Fan Tian is interested, she will take the initiative."

There were many people at the banquet and any accidental collision over there would quickly reach Fan Qing's ears. The family will discuss it and ask Fan Tian if he is interested. If he is interested, Fan Tian himself or his family will probably show their interest soon.

That's true.

Wei Jing withdrew his gaze and said "hmm".

Fu Yun's affairs were progressing smoothly. Wei Jing was in a good mood. He drank a cup with his ministers and asked his wife, "Did you eat anything there?"

The chrysanthemum viewing banquet lasts from the afternoon until now. The setting sun indicates that it is time for dinner. The party was almost over, but the atmosphere was still high and everyone stayed on for the time being.

Shao Qing shook his head: "I had some snacks."

She was busy before and had been too hungry for two days. She felt her stomach was not feeling well and had no appetite. It was cool outside and she didn't have much appetite for food. She just had two snacks.

Wei Jing frowned. How could he not eat well every day? He ordered hot dishes to be served again and personally served the food to his wife.

Shao Qing had just finished her snack. She was not hungry, nor did she want to eat much. But her husband was so caring, how could she bear to refuse?

The corners of her lips curled up slightly and she smiled at him, and Shao Qing picked up some light food and ate it.

Not much, but she didn't eat much anyway. When Wei Jing saw this, he was relieved: "Are you cold?"

It's already chilly in the autumn evening.

Shao Qing glanced at him with a smile: "You just added some clothes?"

It was not appropriate to whisper in public, so the couple rejoined the party until it got dark and everyone left after having fun.

Wei Jing took the cloak, put it on his wife, tied the straps carefully, and then took her back to the house.

"Eat some more, please?"

He was always worried that his wife had not eaten much, so as soon as he entered the house, he asked Nanny Ping to bring some food.

Shao Qing didn't really want to eat, but she didn't want him to worry, so she thought about it and nodded.

Forget it, it’s just a matter of picking up two chopsticks. It’s not much of a stretch.

That's what she thought. Nanny Ping quickly brought the food, which was her usual chicken noodle soup and a few side dishes.

She likes light food, and the small kitchen knew that the chicken soup had been skimmed off, leaving only a few drops of oil on top.

Shao Qing usually likes it very much, but for some reason today, when she looked at the little bit of chicken fat, she suddenly felt greasy and didn't want to eat it.

"What's wrong? You don't like eating this anymore?"

Wei Jing's concerned words rang in his ears. Shao Qing relaxed his frown and smiled, "No."

She avoided the floating oil, picked up a handful of thin noodles with chopsticks, and just as she brought it to her lips, she suddenly felt an uncomfortable churning in her stomach.

I feel a little nauseous.

Shao Qing paused with his chopsticks and endured for a moment. He was about to endure it, but then a breeze blew by and the smell of chicken noodle soup hit him in the face.

She frowned, couldn't help it any longer, put down her chopsticks and pushed them away: "I don't want to eat this."

The author has something to say: Many of the background settings of the novel are based on the Han Dynasty, and concepts like chastity are no exception. It is very weak and people at that time did not attach much importance to it. A famous example is Cai Wenji, who was abducted by the Huns after becoming a widow. She was redeemed after giving birth to two sons, which did not affect her remarriage.