80 No Appointment
◎This is my gift to you◎
"Princess, please eat." Ziying tiptoed into the room and brought the food. Now she just obeyed Fu Tao and did not dare to slack off even a little.
"What did you do today?" Fu Tao was a little listless, lying sickly on the beauty bed.
But he looks much better now than he did a few days ago. It's reassuring that he's no longer trying to commit suicide. Otherwise, if someone really died, I'd be hard to explain to anyone.
Seeing that she asked about the dishes today, I knew that she was in a good mood today. Ziying still served her carefully, hoping that she would eat a few more bites.
"They're all your favorites," she replied with a smile, placing a few hot and cold dishes on the table and serving her some soup. "Take a bite, and afterward I'll take you for a walk."
Fu Tao stood up and took the soup. She was also hungry and needed to eat something to feel energetic.
It was indeed her favorite drink. She didn't have a spoon, so she just took the bowl and started drinking. She finished it in two gulps.
"No need to go out. I'll stay at my house in the suburbs for a few days tomorrow."
Although he didn't know what she was going to do, he thought it must be related to the marriage. Ziying didn't ask much, but he could guess most of it.
Maybe he has really thought it through and wants to go to the house to play for a few days, or maybe he hasn't thought it through and wants to do something extraordinary.
It is related to marriage, either running away or eloping.
When Rong Qianyu went to persuade her, she also mentioned her plan to elope that year. Perhaps this inspired the princess to do the same.
She guessed the whole story, but didn't ask any more questions. "Are you really not going to let me go with you?"
She only hoped that Fu Tao would take her with him. Apart from doing some things by his side over the years, she couldn't think of what else she could do if she left Fu Tao and left the job of serving him.
She wanted to see Fu Tao get married and have children, so she could accompany her and help her raise the children, but now she is afraid that is no longer possible.
"You..." Fu Tao took a few bites of food and hesitated. "Forget it, I'll go by myself. I want to ask you to do something, how about you go for me?"
She wished Fu Tao could give her something to do. "Princess, please speak."
"After I leave, no matter if I come back the next day or not, or if something happens to me, you must leave and never come back."
After hearing this, Ziying became a little worried, as it further confirmed her previous assumption that she must be planning to elope.
She must have anticipated the outcome. She felt completely powerless, her voice tinged with tears, tears welling in her eyes. In desperation, she grabbed her hand. "Princess, what are you doing? What's wrong? Don't come back!"
Compared to Ziying's nervousness and fear, Fu Tao was remarkably calm, completely losing her earlier, impulsive demeanor. "You're my best maid. We grew up together. If I fail, I don't want you to be implicated along with me."
Being born into the royal family was like this, Rong Qianyu had warned her before. However, since she had already decided to elope, she shouldn't involve other irrelevant people. Especially Ziying, they grew up together, they were more like sisters than master and servant. This was a gamble with high risks, so she couldn't let her take the risk.
"My life belongs to the princess. I will stay with her. Even if the worst happens, I will die. I am not afraid."
She was determined to live and die with her.
"Nonsense, your life is your own. I don't need you to die with me. If you die for me, I will blame you!" She scolded her sternly.
The oppression of imperial power is invisible. She can see clearly now that the princess's duty is to be ready to sacrifice her happiness for the country at any time, which is the greater good. The duty of a slave is to be loyal. Only when the master humiliates her and she dies can she be remembered forever.
Only the emperor, surrounded by women on both sides, was high and mighty, enjoying endless power. Any woman could lie in his bed at his command. Everyone had to obey his orders, without ever asking anyone, and anyone who dared to interfere was guilty of a serious crime.
After saying this, she immediately became gentle again, as if she was leaving a last will and testament. "I left you a box of gold bars and some jewelry. Didn't you say you wanted to open a shop in the future? This money should be enough for you."
She just kept talking while Ziying was crying as she listened.
"You should have saved quite a bit over the years. The extra money will be used as an addition to your dowry. It's you I'm most worried about, you can't die!"
"Thank you, Princess. I understand."
Just after calming down for a while, she started sobbing again and tried to cover her crying with her hands. The sobs turned into continuous low sobs. She closed her eyes and bit her fists with her teeth, trying her best to stop sobbing, but it was still no use.
"So the princess is going tonight?" she asked in a choked voice.
"The Queen's sister-in-law said I can't tell anyone about any of my plans, but I trust you. We plan to leave tomorrow night, and after a few days, you have to leave no matter what!"
She tilted her head to wipe away her tears and nodded, saying, "I'll remember that."
She took out a pair of earrings from her breast pocket. They were two irregular pearl earrings with poor quality and obvious scratches. Fu Tao knew this pair of earrings because she had worn them for a long time.
The only valuable thing on it was a little jade embellishment. She handed the earrings to Fu Tao and said, "I don't have anything to give you. They are all inferior goods that are not worthy of being presented. These are my earrings, the things I treasure most. Although they may not be worth much, please, Princess, consider them as a gift from me to you."
Fu Tao smiled with relief, took the earrings and hugged her, "Thank you, Ziying."
At the Huang Mansion, Rong Qianyu fulfilled her promise and handed the letter to Huang Song. Although the outcome was highly risky, if successful, it would mean that her role as sister-in-law was not in vain.
Huang Song took advantage of the fact that no one was around and quietly left the ancestral hall carrying a simple bag. It was a dark and windy night, and he was going to meet Fu Tao at his private residence.
He looked back and saw no one there, so he left with peace of mind.
Not long after he left, the servant knocked on Huang Yun's door and said, "Master, the young master has gone out."
Huang Song had been sleeping in a side room closer to the back door for the past few days because of this matter. He didn't even take off his clothes. When he heard someone knocking on the door, he immediately sat up and said, "Follow him. Don't get lost. Don't get discovered."
"yes."
As time went by, the nights in late autumn grew colder. Fu Tao packed up some of his jewelry and waited outside the gate, but there was no sign of Huang Song.
She knew that Huang Song would not let her down. Her only worry was that he would be snatched away. It didn't matter if she died, but it would be bad if Huang Song was implicated.
After waiting for another half a quarter of an hour, she was really tired and a little scared of the wilderness. She sat alone on the steps in front of the door, leaning against the pillar and staring blankly.
In an instant, there was a bright fire not far away, and people in Royal Guards uniforms quickly surrounded the yard. She was so scared that she didn't know what to do. When she woke up, she was surrounded.
Fu Hua, holding Cui Rumei's hand, walked out from the crowd. "Who is Tao'er waiting for?"
"Royal brother!?"
Hearing this voice, she felt a strong sense of confusion, as if she was in a fog, and everything around her became blurred. Dizziness followed, and she knew that she had failed, completely failed, and this was the worst possible outcome.
"Your Highness, are you waiting for Young Master Huang?" Cui Rumei's belly was a little bulging, although it was still slender, it could be seen that she was pregnant.
"You're here too?" She didn't even look at her.
Fu Hua looked around and asked meaningfully, "Is Tao'er planning to... elope?"
Cui Rumei said, "Mr. Huang is probably preparing for the wedding ceremony right now. How could he possibly come to meet your Highness?"
The words were full of provocation.
"Where's the Emperor's sister-in-law? Where's the Empress? Why is it you?!"
"Isn't the Empress ill? Why would she be meddling in the Princess' affairs?" Cui Rumei acted like a shrewd villain, but Fu Hua was quite pleased and allowed her to be so presumptuous. "Thanks to the capable palace maids under His Highness, we were able to inform His Majesty and prevent any further harm."
"You bitch, you must have colluded with them! You must have arranged that person!" She pointed at Cui Rumei and cursed at the top of her lungs, tears falling on her clothes without her knowing when.
"Mr. Huang is a man of noble character. How could he do such a thing as elopement? Tao'er, you have really grown up. You even dare to elope."
This is also a scandal in the imperial palace. In fact, there is no need for him to make such a big fuss. It is just a show to scare the monkeys.
He wanted to make a big deal out of it, but he had failed. Fu Tao didn't want to care about his face anymore.
"Are you trying to force me to death? I'm your biological sister after all, and I shouldn't have gone to the marriage. Just find a reason to refuse, or at least negotiate for a few days. The Xia Kingdom is also under the control of Qian Bei, so how could they ruin this matter over such a small matter? You're doing this on purpose!"
Tearing off Fu Hua's dignity with such a hoarse cry would only deepen the rift between the siblings. Her cries were like a violent storm, tearing at the hearts of everyone present except those two people, causing them pain, anger, sadness, and powerlessness.
Originally, it was a matter between brother and sister, but Cui Rumei insisted on showing off and interfering in order to show that she was the mistress.
"How can Your Highness say that about His Majesty? You are his biological sister. His Majesty will definitely be reluctant to let you go."
Fu Tao's temper had already gone. He disliked her to begin with, and now seeing her face like this, he was even more disgusted. "What does this have to do with you? Don't take advantage of your pregnancy to bully others. Mother and child are one. If you are so vicious, the child you give birth to will not be a good thing either!"
This accusation undoubtedly earned Fu Hua a loud slap in the face. This was the first time Fu Hua hit her, and it was to protect this woman.
Fu Tao's eyes were red and swollen, tears were streaming down his face, he couldn't believe it, "You hit me? My mother never hit me, how could you hit me?"
She hysterically recounted all the grievances she had suffered for a long time. Now that the truth had been revealed, she no longer cared about anything else. "You are my biological brother. You have three wives and four concubines, and you favor your concubines over your wife. You are so high and mighty, why do you want to break up my marriage?!"
"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess." Huang Yun walked out of the crowd in his official uniform, and Fu Tao immediately stopped crying and making a fuss.
"Huang Yun..."
She hadn't expected this kind of situation. Her confident and meticulous plan collapsed in an instant. Due to a moment of negligence, they took advantage of her and harmed Huang Song. Now she felt only self-blame and regret.
She would rather never have experienced all this wealth and glory than have it become her weak spot that is threatened now.
"Okay, you guys planned it all a long time ago, just waiting for us to get caught in the trap. Why can't you just see me getting better? Why!!!"
She staggered and couldn't stand steadily, so she simply sat on the ground and cried bitterly. Her voice was miserable, low and trembling, and she cried heartbreakingly.
Huang Yun is an old fox, and she knows how to kill people and destroy their hearts. "My son is stupid and unworthy of the princess. Your grace is too great for my son to bear. I am recuperating at home and will get married soon. Please respect yourself, princess."
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