"Minister Ye, you are in charge of this matter. Go door to door to investigate and give priority to poor families who believe in the Grand Preceptor but lack winter clothes."
Ye Wuxia understood the order in which the Crown Prince spoke.
But the gentle expression on his face was hard to maintain; he was probably worried that the prince would be idle, so he was trying to find him something to do! This prince really wasn't pretending at all; he was pushing everything onto the prince.
"What? Minister Ye is unwilling? Is it because you don't want to serve the Grand Preceptor?" The Crown Prince stared directly at Minister Ye, his tone calm and even, but the meaning behind his words was full of provocation.
"Don't you want to?" Fang Ruotang followed closely behind.
Ye Wuxia looked at Fang Ruotang, whose brain was no bigger than a melon seed, and deliberately exaggerated her smile as she replied, "Your Highness, how could you think of me in this way? Grand Preceptor, you misunderstand. As long as it is for you, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
"There's no need to exaggerate like that! I would never let you do something so dangerous," Fang Ruotang said, adding a sweet smile.
Ye Wuxia silently resigned herself to her fate and threw herself into her busy work once again.
After that, Little Mirror went on two more business trips, making trades with the previous plane and acquiring a large number of old clothes, no longer limited to winter clothes, but available for all four seasons.
Ye Wuxia led her men to take inventory, selected the lightest and warmest parts, and sent them to the border at top speed.
After all, compared to cotton-padded clothes, the down jackets that these small mirrors mentioned are lighter, warmer, and more suitable for soldiers.
Amidst a thriving atmosphere, the capital city welcomed its first snowfall. Fang Ruotang woke up and, gazing at the snow-covered branches in the courtyard, fell into deep thought.
I think I've gotten a little smarter.
[How could you possibly think this is something?]
It's true! My body feels a little different too.
Fang Ruotang lowered her eyes and clenched her fist.
Under the care of the small mirror, she had become as strong as an ox, and now she could vaguely feel a surge of energy within her body.
The little mirror was startled and quickly checked Fang Ruotang's body. Seeing that the wounds had obviously lessened, it breathed a sigh of relief and responded.
[This is because your soul has been repaired, and your power is gradually merging with your current body and awakening.]
Fang Ruotang raised an eyebrow and pointed at the big tree in the yard, but the result was not what she expected, and she was a little disappointed.
I thought it would be like last time, when they dismantled the monster's body, causing the trees in the yard to turn into starlight and disappear!
The little mirror glanced at Fang Ruotang's soul again and silently shut its mouth.
It's not that it's impossible, but he knows adults well. Given her playful nature, if she found out, she would definitely perform it in public, and not just once.
This caused the soul, which had finally been repaired, to be injured again.
After all, at this time, she needs to recuperate, not use the little strength she has just recovered.
"Ugh, so boring!"
Fang Ruotang glanced at the snow through the window, then slammed the window shut and went back inside to sit down.
The peach blossoms and apricot blossoms exchanged a glance.
Tao Hong stepped forward and said, "Miss, why don't we go play in the eldest young lady's room? The third and fourth young ladies should be here too."
"No way! If I go, I'll just see them busy. My third sister has been called back by my eldest sister to be free labor. I'm not going."
The day of Fang Shengtang and Yu Sheng's wedding is approaching.
Since Fang Shengtang's previous wedding items were all prepared for her marriage to Rong Shizi, she did not want to wear her old wedding dress to marry a new person, and insisted on changing them all.
Fang Shengtang's previous wedding dress took two top embroiderers three years to complete, so how could she possibly get a replacement now?
Sure enough, she had more than four or five embroiderers in her courtyard, and she even called Fang Shutang and Fang Wantang to help. Only Fang Ruotang was completely useless and managed to escape unscathed.
Fortunately, apart from the wedding dress, all that was needed were to change the wedding quilt, pillows, and handkerchiefs. Otherwise, even with ten more people, it would be difficult to make a more exquisite and detailed dowry than the last one in just two months.
Fang Ruotang was staying indoors during the winter when she got bored.
A maidservant came to report that the old lady of the Huo family was ill, and the Huo family had sent someone over to ask her to go and see her.
"No, she's not sick, is she?" Fang Ruotang asked in surprise.
Xingbai said disdainfully, "Isn't it because she's sick! She wanted you to bring her medicine! Don't go, Miss. Last time you went, she dared to look down on you, and she didn't even apologize afterwards."
“That’s right, young lady, you mustn’t be soft-hearted! Honestly, if you’re sick, just see a doctor. The reason we invited you over is because we want these little treasures you have!” Tao Hong chimed in.
The two maids were filled with righteous indignation.
They were Fang Ruotang's loyal maids who had grown up with her.
They couldn't stand anyone looking down on them.
No matter who the other party is.
"No, I'm not going!"
Fang Ruotang nodded vigorously.
Tao Hong immediately said with a happy expression, "This servant will send someone to refuse them right away."
"Okay! Tell them not to pass on the message again next time, I won't be going." Fang Ruotang casually picked up a small piece of milk cake and threw it into her mouth.
The last time, after the old lady of the Huo family spoke to her, Huo Zhige's letter, although not explicitly stated, showed that he definitely hated the old lady of the Huo family. After all, if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have lost his mother at such a young age.
Moreover, before the male members of the Huo family were sacrificed, Huo Zhige was always neglected and suffered the coldness of human relationships at a young age. This was because his grandmother looked down on him for having merchant blood, and allowed him to be despised and abused by servants in the back of the mansion.
Huo Zhige has a bad reputation at a young age, which is also his way of saving himself. After all, whether it is a good reputation or a bad reputation, the most important thing is that everyone knows that there is such a person as him.
It's better than dying silently in the back courtyard of the Huo family mansion.
Perhaps because of his understanding of Madam Huo, or perhaps because he had long anticipated this day, Huo Zhige repeatedly reminded her at the end of his letter that she should not agree to any of Madam Huo's requests out of respect for him.
"Miss, Old Madam Huo is seriously ill and her life may be in danger," Tao Hong relayed the message after returning from her trip, her face pale.
Fang Ruotang shrugged indifferently.
"People die every day, what does it have to do with me?"
If it were merely disrespect, given the contributions the men of the Huo family made to Dayong, Fang Ruotang wouldn't have truly stood by and watched someone die. However, Huo Zhige was involved in this matter.
"If something happens to Old Madam Huo, will Young General Huo blame Miss when he returns?"
"Ah! He couldn't have asked for more."
Fang Ruotang pouted and whispered.
She's much smarter now, okay!
Think things through more thoroughly.
Huo Zhige had not expected that Old Madam Huo would fall seriously ill in the winter, but he knew that at her age she didn't have many good days left to live.
In this situation, the letter repeatedly warned her not to take care of Old Madam Huo out of respect for him. It was like pointing a finger at her and telling her not to be so kind as to try to prolong her life!
She didn't understand it at the time, but recently her mind has become much clearer. Just now, when someone from the Huo family came to see her, she recalled the contents of that letter and felt as if she had been enlightened.
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