Chapter 57: The Tyrant Gifts a Jade Pendant
Fu Danjun felt his eyes go dark and he knelt down in anger.
When Fu Xiaoshan and others saw this, they all rushed over and knelt down.
The emperor no longer pretended to be a commoner and put on airs, and everyone hurried to listen to his orders.
Xie Changsheng nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. I now declare that the merchant woman, Fu, is granted to Wanyan Qi of the Northern Frontier Kingdom as his wife. She must choose a date to leave the capital, and there must be no delay. I decree this."
Fu Danjun knew that his plan was completely ruined, and he felt as exhausted as an eggplant hit by frost.
Fu Xiaoshan and Cui were both stunned because they had never heard of such a person as Wanyan Qi.
But the emperor said it himself, how can it be rejected?
After everyone kowtowed in thanks, they all trembled with fear, causing Xie Changsheng to frown unhappily: "What's wrong with you? Wasn't it quite lively just now?"
Fu Xiaoshan quickly bowed and said, "I didn't know the emperor was coming. Please forgive me."
Xie Changsheng frowned and looked at him: "Who are you?"
Fu Xiaoshan quickly replied, "I am Fu Xiaoshan's elder brother, and this Cui is my wife."
Xie Changsheng suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. I am quite interested in you."
Because Fu Xiaoshan is Fu Danjun's brother, they feel a bit close.
Fu Xiaoshan couldn't think of this and could only be stunned.
Xie Changsheng took the initiative to walk towards the pavilion: "I'm hungry, let me eat something too."
Fu Xiaoshan and others hurriedly followed and asked the kitchen to prepare more dishes.
Fu Danjun rolled his eyes in anger and watched Xie Changsheng sit down with a drastic move.
Yuan had already asked the servant to bring a basin of hot water for the emperor to wash his hands.
Cui personally brought clean dishes and chopsticks, but Xie Changsheng couldn't wait any longer. After washing his hands, he directly grabbed a piece of braised beef and stuffed it into his mouth.
Then he ate and nodded, praising: "Good! It tastes better than the imperial meal in the palace."
Fu Xiaoshan quickly poured a glass of wine and offered it personally: "Your Majesty, try it, this is Lihuabai."
Xie Changsheng took the wine and drank it all, saying with emotion: "Good wine, clear and refreshing, with a long aftertaste."
Seeing that the emperor was not at all fierce and very easygoing, Yuan said boldly: "This braised beef is my own craft. If your Majesty doesn't mind, I can make more and bring it back for you to eat."
Lan Fang couldn't help laughing behind her back, secretly sighing that Yuan was too honest.
Xie Changsheng was extremely happy: "You are very sensible, much better than a certain woman."
Fu Danjun looked away and pretended not to hear.
Xie Changsheng was about to drink his second glass of wine when he suddenly heard a baby crying in the distance: "Whose child is this?"
Fu Xiaoshan quickly knelt down with Cui Shi and said, "The crying child disturbs the emperor's pleasure."
Xie Changsheng smiled faintly: "Hold it here, let me take a look."
Cui personally went over to bring Fu Xiao over, but Xie Changsheng took the child and held her in his arms: "Is it a girl? What's her name?"
Fu Xiaoshan quickly replied, "Fu Xiao, less than a hundred days."
Xie Changsheng returned the child to Cui, untied the dragon and phoenix pendant from his waist, broke it in half, and handed the phoenix pendant to Fu Xiaoshan first: "This is a hundred-day gift." Then he called Jin Zhao, who was behind Yuan, to his side and gave him the dragon pendant: "Your mother's cooking skills are very good. I will come to eat here often in the future."
Jin Zhao was just a child after all, and he was so confused that he didn't know what to say.
Yuan came over and pressed the child down, kowtowed and expressed her gratitude.
Fu Xiaoshan and his family also knelt down to express their gratitude.
The next moment, Xie Changsheng walked out and left.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, realizing they were only half dead.
In the room, Fu Xiaoshan and Cui both had worried expressions on their faces.
Fu Danjun has already apologized for concealing the arranged marriage.
Fu Xiaoshan then said with a frown, "We didn't know you were suffering alone in the Marquis' Mansion, and now you've married into a foreign country. If anything happens to you, we won't be able to help you even if we want to."
Cui also sighed: "That's right, I discussed with your brother yesterday that you should come back to Jiangnan with us and find a good family that we know well so that we can look after each other if we encounter any troubles."
Fu Danjun laughed and said, "Wanyan Jun often travels between the northern border and the capital. I will try to live in the capital in the future, and return to Jiangnan when the opportunity arises."
Fu Xiaoshan could only do so, and said: "We are out of time, we have to leave soon."
Fu Danjun quickly smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. Please take good care of Sister Yuan and Jin Zhao."
Meanwhile, Yuan was also worried about Fu Danjun, even inviting her over to give her repeated warnings: "Although the Emperor is approachable, he is still the Emperor after all. After I leave, you must not act capriciously."
Fu Danjun burst out laughing: "Sister, don't forget, I've been out here alone for seven or eight years. I've seen all sorts of storms."
Yuan was still worried and frowned, saying, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have bothered to leave."
Jin Zhao ran over, his eyes red as he asked, "When will we meet again?"
Fu Danjun patted his little head and said, "It will be quick, don't worry."
After he finished speaking, Xu Yu asked the nanny to invite Fu Danjun.
As soon as they met, Xu Yu urged: "You can't stay, run!"
Fu Danjun understood her good intentions, but smiled bitterly: "The marriage has already been granted. If I run away, wouldn't that be disobeying the order? Do I still want to save the lives of my entire clan?"
Xu Yu was extremely sad: "Then you can only go to the northern border? We are thousands of miles apart, and I'm afraid we will never see each other again."
Fu Danjun comforted her: "That's different. I can go and come back, and I've already made up my mind. You can stay in this house. I'll leave some money for you. When you're left alone, the emperor will surely not make things difficult for you."
Xu Yu shook her head and burst into tears, then became indignant again: "We were living a good life, how could such a terrible thing happen out of nowhere? When the emperor comes, I will definitely ask him about it."
Fu Danjun quickly advised: "Sister, don't be impulsive. If the emperor gets angry, you will suffer. Try to be more obedient in the future and stay safe."
At night, Fu Xiaoshan couldn't eat anything.
Cui Wanjun was also frowning. Both husband and wife knew that Fu Danjun was just trying to be strong.
She is a weak woman, what can she do when she encounters difficulties?
Cui Wanjun even said: "Why don't we not go back to Jiangnan to hold the Hundred Days Banquet, and stay in the Northern Frontier with my sister for a few days."
Fu Xiaoshan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's no use staying with her for a year. I'll eventually leave her alone and come back. Now it's like this, there's nothing I can do to change it. I can only leave her some extra money in case of an emergency."
The next day, Fu Xiaoshan asked his servants to pack up and prepare to set off.
Yuan also had a lot of things to bring, and said she wanted to buy some local specialties to give to the Fu family.
Fu Danjun also helped them, but did not see Xu Yu during the meal, thinking that she was unwilling to come.
Then, that night, Lan Fang came out in shock and said, "Miss, Xu Yu seems to have run away."
Fu Danjun was shocked: "Run away? How is that possible?"
Lan Fang stamped her feet anxiously: "Miss, if you don't believe me, go and take a look. All the valuables are gone."
Fu Danjun's head was buzzing, and he hurried to Xu Yu, only to find that the cabinet was empty.
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