Chapter 469 Last Words
Xie Jingyu was sending the prince and Xie Jing'an to the border, but no one in the mansion knew about it and thought that Xie Jingyu and Xie Jing'an were both going to send the prince off.
After seeing them off, Xie Jingyu returned home. Xie Jingan did not come back with Xie Jingyu. Concubine Wen did not think much about it, or perhaps it was exactly what she wanted.
The evidence of destroying the Wen family was given to Xie Jingyu by Xie Jing'an. Concubine Wen was afraid that Xie Jing'an and Xie Jingyu would have a good relationship, and then he would become less close to her as his mother. The farther away from them, the better.
But Xie Jing'an did not return home for lunch, so Concubine Wen became a little worried. After all, Xie Jing'an had been injured repeatedly and had not yet fully recovered. Moreover, he had been wandering outside for more than ten years and did not know anyone in Kyoto.
Thinking that Xie Jing'an might have gone out to relax, Concubine Wen waited patiently, and waited until dark.
Concubine Wen couldn't wait any longer and started to worry, "Second Young Master hasn't returned home yet?"
The maid shook her head, "She hasn't come back yet..."
It’s already this late, and he hasn’t returned home yet. Where has An’er gone?
Concubine Wen became completely uneasy.
"Tell Manager Zhou to send someone out of the house to look for him!"
The maid hurried to report to Manager Zhou, but she returned quickly, "Concubine, the Second Young Master has been taken to the border by the Prince..."
Concubine Wen was relieved that Xie Jing'an was not lost, but when she knew that he was taken to the border by the prince, Concubine Wen did not feel any joy, but only anger.
When Wen Jingze was in the mansion, Concubine Wen wanted the prince to take Wen Jingze to the military camp for training, but the prince did not agree.
Now, Xie Jing'an's injury has not yet healed, but the prince has taken him to the border.
Her son was not the crown prince, and had not read any military books. The prince did not take the crown prince with him, but instead took her son, whom she had finally found and whom she had not even looked at properly, to the battlefield.
Your Highness wants An'er to die on the battlefield, right?!
If other generals knew that Prince Jingbei did not bring the Crown Prince but brought the Second Young Master to the battlefield instead, they would all doubt whether the Prince liked the Second Young Master more. However, Concubine Wen suspected that the Prince wanted to sacrifice Xie Jing'an's life on the battlefield.
If a person has a vicious heart, he will also assume vicious things about everyone.
Concubine Wen never thought that the prince was worried about Xie Jing'an, and was afraid that if he stayed in the mansion, he would be forced by her, his own mother, and would go astray. Although this possibility should be small, it is better to be safe than sorry, so taking him to the border would save him the trouble.
Concubine Wen suspected that it was the princess and Xie Jingyu who instigated it behind the scenes.
Concubine Wen did not dare to cause trouble for Xie Jingyu, so she went to Liuliyuan to find the princess and ask for an explanation.
When the maid came to report, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu were having dinner.
A hint of disgust flashed in Xie Jingyu's eyes, but he said nothing.
Shen Wan was worried and asked, “Don’t you want to go and take a look?”
Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Shen Wan, “My mother is not going to let Concubine Wen bully her.”
...That's true.
Liuliyuan is the princess's territory. If Concubine Wen dares to make a scene in Liuliyuan, the princess will be lenient and tolerant of her, but Mother Zhao and the maids and servants in Liuliyuan will not agree.
Chen Wan felt relieved. Dong'er left and a little maid came in from outside. She stood outside the bead curtain and reported, "My Lord, a servant named Fu'an came from outside the mansion and said he wanted to see you..."
Why did Fu'an come to Prince Jingbei's Mansion at this time?
Shen Wan felt strange.
"Let him in."
The little maidservant said, "Manager Zhou asked him to enter the mansion, but the one called Fu'an said that he was in mourning and could not enter other people's houses..."
"When Steward Zhou asked him what was going on, he refused to say anything. He only said that he must tell the prince in person."
Manager Zhou didn’t know what to say about Fu’an’s insistence.
The Jingbei Palace is a wealthy and powerful place, how could its fortune be affected by a servant?
But Fu An had such concerns, which couldn't be said to be wrong. It was just that the prince was such a high-ranking official, and he left the palace to see a servant like him...
If Fu'an had not come to the Jingbei Palace and Chen Ping had not arranged two servants to help Fu'an a few days ago, Manager Zhou would have sent Fu'an away.
There was no other way, Manager Zhou could only ask the maid to report to the prince.
Shen Wan raised his hand to support his forehead.
Xie Jingyu said, "Chen Ping, go take a look."
Chen Ping responded from outside the window, and Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu continued to have dinner.
After the two of them finished eating, they put down their chopsticks and went out, and then they saw Chen Ping holding Fu'an's collar and carrying him into Zhaolanxuan like a chicken.
Poor Fuan was short, and when he was lifted up, he could only walk on tiptoe.
Only when they reached Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu did Chen Ping let go, and Fu'an saluted them.
The corridor was not a place to talk, so he went to the study.
Xie Jingyu sat down and looked at Fuan. "What brings you to the Jingbei Palace at this hour?"
Fu An said, "Tomorrow I will send my uncle's coffin back to my hometown. I have been busy with my uncle's funeral these days and have not had time to come to the Jingbei Palace. But my uncle's last words, although only half a sentence, I dare not not convey them..."
Xie Jingyu asked, "What last words?"
Fu An said, "When I found my uncle, he was bleeding all over. He asked me to tell you, Prince Jingbei, what happened between Prince Qing and the Queen..."
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu looked at each other and asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"
Fuan said, "He only had half a sentence. He died before he could finish it."
Because Eunuch Li was grateful for the kindness of Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu to Fu'an, he gave Shanhu a pair of silver bracelets. The empress dowager found out about this and wanted to see Fu'an. Eunuch Li dared not disobey.
That night, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were at a banquet. Eunuch Li thought there was nothing to do, so he went to pick up his nephew and took him around the palace to broaden his horizons. When the Empress Dowager returned to Shoukang Palace, he would go to pay his respects to her and then leave the palace together.
Fu'an was led by a young eunuch to the banquet venue, where he was told by other young eunuchs that Eunuch Li had gone to pick him up.
The eunuch leading the way was surprised and said, "We didn't see Eunuch Li along the way."
The young eunuch wanted to go find Eunuch Li, so Fu'an followed him.
On the way back, Fuan heard a palace maid's scream. He ran over and saw his uncle lying in a pool of blood.
He was terrified and went to help his uncle up. Eunuch Li was on his last breath at that time. He raised his hand to touch Fu'an's face and said weakly, "Tell, tell the prince of Jingbei that Prince Qing and the queen have, have..."
Before he could finish his words, Eunuch Li's hand fell from Fu'an's face.
Fu'an was very methodical in his work. Even though he knew that Chen Ping was Xie Jingyu's bodyguard, he didn't dare to tell Chen Ping about it.
My uncle must have seen something he shouldn't have seen on his way to find him, so he was killed to silence him.
His uncle asked him to tell the Prince of Jingbei that he must convey it in person, even if it was only half a sentence.
He has been busy keeping vigil and burning paper these days and has no time to come, but he will be carrying the coffin back to his hometown tomorrow. His uncle left him a lot of savings, so he can live a rich life when he goes back. He probably won't come back to Beijing, so even though it was very late, he still came because he thought of it.
Wearing mourning clothes, Fuan did not dare to stay in the Jingbei Palace for long. After conveying the message word for word, he was about to leave.
Chen Wan said, "Wutong County is too far from Kyoto. If you have any problems in Wutong County, it will be difficult to take care of you. It may not be a good thing for you to go back with a large sum of money. Be careful. If you are being targeted, go to the capital. With my husband and I here, no one will bully you."
Fuan nodded repeatedly.
He knew that the Prince of Jingbei and his wife were good to him.
The Hanlin Academy reviewed the Feng family and canceled his marriage, and he was dismissed from his official position by the emperor the next day. His uncle told him that the emperor did not attend court in the past few days and did not review memorials, but the emperor punished Lord Feng. It must be that the Prince of Jingbei and his wife were supporting him.
In such a big city like Kyoto, no one would help him except the Prince and Princess of Jingbei.
He was extremely grateful.
Xie Jingyu went to the palace to pay his respects to the emperor, and mentioned in passing that in such a big capital, there were not many people that Shen Wan cared about. Apart from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and the Yun family, the only one he knew was Fu'an.
It didn't take much to mention it. The emperor knew that Shen Wan's benefactor was being bullied like this, and dismissing him from office was the lightest punishment.
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