151 Welcome Banquet
Fang Ruoliu's body was wrapped in a roll of tattered mat, placed on a flatbed cart, and pulled out.
The madam stood there and watched for a while before turning around and going back to the attic.
She looked around and saw that there was no one there, so she opened the door and walked in, closing it behind her.
Through the screen, she reported what had just happened.
The person inside hummed softly, and then spoke in a voice that was difficult to tell whether it was male or female.
"The carriage and the Tobiki are ready for you. You should leave Phoenix City immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the candles in the room went out.
After the madam found the flint and lit the candle again, she was the only one left in the room.
She walked around the screen and took a look, and saw a wooden box of gold on the table and a stack of papers next to it.
The madam's eyes lit up, she quickly walked forward, picked up a piece of gold, took a bite, then smiled and held the gold in her arms.
On the other side, Jinzhong led several guards to evacuate the crowd quickly and orderly. They moved quickly and cleared a wide path.
The street ahead was now clear, and the imperial carriage could continue to move slowly forward, gradually moving farther and farther away.
Soon, the figures of Fu Ming and his group completely disappeared from the sight of Jiang Yun and Fu Xuanyu.
Just at this moment, Zhufeng strode open the door and walked in.
He knelt on one knee and reported solemnly: "My Lord, Princess, Fang has committed suicide."
Upon hearing this, Fu Xuanyu raised his eyes and looked at Zhufeng with a deep gaze, but did not utter a word.
Jiang Yun glanced nonchalantly at the crowd that was gradually dispersing outside the window and said calmly, "Oh? It seems that I underestimated her."
She originally thought that Fang Ruoliu would survive, but she never expected that today, just being rejected by Jiang Zhu would lead her to a dead end.
Jiang Yun turned to look at Zhu Feng, with a hint of amusement in his tone: "What happened today must be spread, especially the news of Fang Ruoliu's death. It must be spread to the ears of Jiang Zhu and Jiang Zhu. I want to see if Jiang Zhu is willing to recognize his mother, whom Jiang Zhu refused to recognize."
"Yes! I obey your command!" After receiving the order, Zhufeng stood up, bent his waist, and slowly left the room.
After Zhu Feng left, Jiang Yun turned to Fu Xuanyu and asked with a smile: "Ayu, what do you think of today's play?"
Fu Xuanyu smiled slightly, with a hint of regret in his tone: "It was very exciting, but it's a pity that my brother didn't get to see the true face of his sweetheart with his own eyes."
Hearing this, Jiang Yun also chuckled: "That may not be the case. The prince and my stepsister are the same."
She stood up, stretched, then walked behind Fu Xuanyu and gently pushed his wheelchair out, "Let's go, the show is over, and we should go back and pack up and wait for our father to summon us."
After the two returned to the mansion and had lunch, they received a summons from the palace, saying that the Qingyun Sect's great elder, Tan Tan, was well versed in medicine and wanted to personally diagnose Fu Xuanyu's pulse.
The young eunuch who came to deliver the message also secretly slipped a note to Fu Xuanyu.
After the eunuch was sent away, Fu Xuanyu slowly unfolded the note, and saw that it clearly read: "I am sick, please do not come."
Fu Xuanyu handed the note to Jiang Yun and said solemnly, "Ah Yun, it seems that my father does not want to expose my illness to the world."
Jiang Yun took the note, glanced at it, and said calmly: "This kind of thing can't be avoided after all."
"What does Ayun mean?" Fu Xuanyu asked.
"What I mean is that we go into the palace together." Jiang Yun curled his lips, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.
Hearing this, Fu Xuanyu nodded with a firm look: "Okay!"
Jiang Yun raised her eyebrows and looked at him with a half-smile: "Why? You agreed without even asking me the reason? Aren't you afraid of exposing your illness and causing a fatal disaster?"
Fu Xuanyu shook his head, his expression calm: "Don't be afraid! And I also think that this kind of thing can't be avoided after all."
Jiang Yun smiled slightly, full of confidence: "Yes, instead of hiding, you might as well let him take your pulse openly. Don't worry, I will give you acupuncture later to temporarily change your pulse, and I guarantee that he won't be able to see anything."
Fu Xuanyu had been planning to take this opportunity to expose his illness, but when he heard Jiang Yun's words, he was stunned.
Then he also smiled, his heart full of trust in Jiang Yun.
The two of them went to the palace together, and under the guidance of the palace servants, they came to the banquet hall where the Qingyun Sect’s delegation would be received tonight.
The banquet hall was set up in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
When Jiang Yun pushed Fu Xuanyu into the hall, they saw that the hall was already crowded with people and all the seats were occupied.
When everyone saw Fu Xuanyu and Jiang Yun coming, the lower-ranking officials stood up and saluted: "Greetings to Prince Chong'an and Princess Chong'an."
Fu Xuanyu coughed a few times before raising his hand to press it down. His voice was weak but majestic: "Everyone, please sit down!"
Jiang Yun looked at Fu Xuanyu's convincing act and couldn't help but smile in her heart, but she pretended to be worried on her face.
She pushed Fu Xuanyu to the second empty table on the left near the main seat and sat down.
Sitting on their left was the Crown Prince Fu Jingchuan, on their right was the Eldest Princess Fu Anle, and further to the right were the young Fifth Prince Fu Yunhuan and Eighth Prince Fu Yanyu. The other married princesses and young princes were not present.
Fu Jingchuan raised his glass and shook it towards Fu Xuanyu as a greeting.
Fu Xuanyu also nodded slightly at him.
Princess Changning ignored Fu Xuanyu and looked at Jiang Yun with excitement.
Jiang Yun felt a little uncomfortable with her burning and expectant gaze, so she turned her head and smiled at Changning in response.
Changning saw this and eagerly responded with a big smile.
When Fu Jingchuan saw this scene, his eyes darkened and he lowered his eyes secretly, thinking about something.
At this moment, the eunuch outside shouted loudly: "The emperor has arrived!"
Everyone stood up in unison and bowed to the door: "Long live the emperor!"
Fu Ming walked over amid the cheers of the crowd and sat down in front of the main seat. The great elder Qin Tan, who was following him, also sat down at the table next to the main seat.
After sitting down, Qin Tan said to the four disciples behind him: "You can also sit down."
Several disciples bowed and accepted the order, and sat down in turn at the four tables in the first row on the right, next to the main seat.
Lan Wushuang was facing Fu Jingchuan, Hong Lin was facing Fu Xuanyu and Jiang Yun, Lu Yan was facing Princess Changning, and Jiang Zhu was facing the fifth prince Fu Yunhuan.
Fu Jingchuan raised his glass to Lan Wushuang, but was ignored by Lan Wushuang.
She turned her face away and ignored him. Instead, she looked at Fu Xuanyu and nodded slightly.
Upon seeing this, Fu Jingchuan clenched his hand that was holding the wine glass tightly, then curled his lips in a sneer, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
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