Chapter 236: Life and Death
When he saw Ji Mingzhu sitting on the couch, Lin Fuyan immediately knelt down to greet her.
Ji Mingzhu looked at Lin Fuyan, who had grown a lot, raised his hand and said with a smile: "Hurry up and get up."
"Thank you, Princess."
"Long time no see, you seem to have become more calm." Ji Mingzhu looked at Lin Fuyan with satisfaction.
After hearing this, Lin Fuyan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Princess. Fuyan still has a lot to learn."
Ji Mingzhu smiled and said, "You have always been humble since you were young. Why are you here this time?"
Lin Fuyan sat on a chair beside him and explained to Ji Mingzhu, "My father went to the capital for a banquet six days ago and drank too much and got poisoned, so he is bedridden. When I came, the poison had been cured, but he still couldn't get out of bed, so I came here in his place."
Ji Mingzhu frowned upon hearing this. "Poisoned? Do you know who did it?"
Lin Fuyan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I haven't found out yet, but I think it has something to do with the imperial court."
After all, the only people who could make Lin Sheng suffer in Nanzhou were those in the imperial court.
However, the imperial court had no power in Nanzhou at all.
Ji Mingzhu looked at Lin Fuyan with a serious expression and nodded, but the smile in his eyes faded a little.
"That's possible. After all, ever since the Zhenbei Palace was confiscated, he has been eyeing Nanzhou covetously, wanting to take it away from me."
Nanzhou has been in Ji Mingzhu's hands for too long, and it is not something that the emperor can take over just by saying so.
Lin Fuyan said: "He can only think about it. Nanzhou has only one master."
"Lord Kong has indeed been quite active over the years, but my father and General Yao control the civil affairs and military affairs of Nanzhou respectively, so he has no way to intervene."
"Although the news of the confiscation of the Zhenbei Palace and your exile made some people in Nanzhou uneasy for a while, I have already ordered the matter to be dealt with. Nanzhou is still your Nanzhou."
Ji Mingzhu smiled and said, "You are twenty-two this year, haven't you ever thought about getting married?"
Ji Mingzhu changed the topic so quickly that Lin Fuyan, who was still thinking about how to report the Nanzhou government affairs to Ji Mingzhu, was stunned for a moment.
But then he reacted and said, "Don't worry."
"You know, my father also got married when he was almost thirty. I am still young now, and I want to serve the princess more on my father's behalf."
Ji Mingzhu smiled widely, "When you say that, I always feel like I owe you and your son."
Lin Fuyan shook his head. "The Lin family is the princess's retainer. It's our duty to risk our lives for her."
"Hahaha, there's no need for you to risk your life now. As long as you manage Nanzhou for me, that would be the greatest loyalty you can show me."
Lin Fuyan stood up and bowed to Ji Mingzhu, "Don't worry, Princess. Our Lin family will definitely live up to your trust."
Ji Mingzhu glanced at Nanny Wang, who stepped forward to help Lin Fuyan up, and said with a smile, "You are such a simple-minded child."
"It's been raining in Dongchuan. I'm sure you've had a hard time on this journey. I'll take you to freshen up first, and then make your favorite sea bass soup for lunch."
"Thank you, Mammy."
Lin Fuyan said, and then said to Ji Mingzhu and Zhou Yunshu on the soft couch: "Then Fu Yan will take his leave first."
Ji Mingzhu waved her hand and said, "Go ahead."
After Nanny Wang took Lin Fuyan away, the smile on Ji Mingzhu's face disappeared.
Zhou Yunshu, who was standing by, watched the change in Ji Mingzhu's expression and asked, "Grandma, are you worried about Uncle Lin?"
Ji Mingzhu pinched her brows and said to Zhou Yunshu, "I guess so."
As she spoke, she took a deep breath and said to Zhou Yunshu, "Pour me a cup of tea."
Zhou Yunshu looked at Ji Mingzhu with a worried look in confusion.
Her grandmother was in a good mood when Lin Fuyan was here, but as soon as he left, she seemed to be worried.
Zhou Yunshu held the poured black tea in her palm and only handed it to Ji Mingzhu after she felt that the temperature was about right.
After Ji Mingzhu finished drinking, he said to Zhou Yunshu, "Don't trust someone blindly."
Zhou Yunshu frowned slightly when she heard this, "Grandma, is there something wrong with Lin Fuyan?"
This was the only thing she could think of. Lin Fuyan must have just said something that made her grandmother realize something was wrong, otherwise she wouldn't have said that.
"We'll have to check to know if there's a problem."
Ji Mingzhu said this, which definitely shows that she suspects Lin Fuyan.
only……
"The Lin family has been your grandmother's retainer since Uncle Lin's father's generation. Lin Fuyan grew up in the Zhou family. He..."
After Ji Mingzhu drank a sip of hot tea, her furrowed brows relaxed slightly. She looked at Zhou Yunshu and said meaningfully, "People change."
She stared at the teacup in her hand and continued, "Lin Sheng never drinks too much at banquets."
"I believe in the Lin family, but I also believe in Chuyi."
But now, one of the two must have gone wrong, and no matter which one it is, the blow to her cannot be ignored.
Zhou Yunshu's expression changed slightly, "I understand, Grandma."
"Everything is as usual, understand?"
"I understand."
Regardless of whether it was Lin Fuyan or not, Zhou Yunshu could not treat him with the same attitude as before.
Lin Fuyan is very smart and has been smart since he was a child, so Zhou Yunshu has to be more cautious.
But before she had time to think about what attitude to use towards Lin Fuyan, Lin Fuyan had already suffered losses at the hands of Wu Ciyi and Xixi and their group of kids.
Ever since there were more children at home, Zhou Yunshu felt like she was solving cases every day whenever she was at home, like now.
There was a row of little ones in the main room, from tall to short. There was only a tall guy standing out from the crowd next to Xixi, the shortest one. But he didn't feel anything at all, and even looked at Xixi next to him secretly, wanting to hook her little hand.
Xixi looked at him helplessly when Wu Ci pulled her. Didn't he know?
It’s best to be good at times like this after getting into trouble, otherwise your mother will be even angrier.
But it was obvious that Wu Ci had no experience at all.
Zhou Yunshu watched the little movements of the people below, then glanced at Lin Fuyan, who had no expression on his face, and said, "Tell me, why are you bullying others?"
Xixi glanced at Wu Ciyi, Yuan Li, and Yuan Yi. Just as she was about to speak, Wu Ciyi next to her stepped forward and said, "We are not bullying anyone."
As soon as Wu Ci finished speaking, Xixi and the others nodded repeatedly.
Lu Changfeng even said: "He is an adult, how could we possibly bully him!"
"That's right, we just want to see what Brother Wu's poisonous insect looks like. He is making a fuss!" Yuan Ruo helped from the side.
Zhou Yunshu felt a headache when she saw the little ones chattering at once, and Wu Ci adding to their comments from time to time.
Lin Fuyan looked at the children who were talking non-stop and comforted Zhou Yunshu, "It's nothing."
Xixi and the others nodded, there was nothing wrong in the first place!
Lin Fuyan continued, "I think those poisonous insects are too dangerous. Yuan Li and Yuan Yi are young and naive. If they are accidentally poisoned by someone, the consequences will be unpredictable."
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