65 Chapter 65
◎ Letter. ◎
Countdown to Reincarnation (4)
20:05
Fusu: I have a question
20:36
Liu Ju: What’s the problem?
Li Chengqian: Where is the person? Is he still alive?
Fusu: ...
Fusu: Thank you for your concern. I have been dead for more than two thousand years.
Liu Ju: What's the matter? Why is it so difficult to talk about?
Li Chengqian: [peeks in] [ears]
20:40
Fusu: Have you ever thought about getting married after you return?
Li Chengqian: I haven't considered it. It's not up to me to decide.
Liu Ju: Brother Fusu, in our feudal society, there is no right to marriage autonomy.
Liu Ju: I thought you knew.
Li Chengqian: I thought you knew.
20:47
Fusu: Let me ask you another question. If you can successfully ascend the throne, who do you want to be the queen?
Li Chengqian: It depends on my father.
Liu Ju: Same as above
Fusu: Won’t you try hard enough to fight for it?
Liu Ju: I fought for it, and then my whole family was gone except for my grandson.
Li Chengqian: I'm fine. I'm the only one who died in my family, but my grandson became the prime minister.
Liu Ju: Do you also know that my grandson has become the emperor?
Fusu: Is the pace so fast? Has it reached the stage where you're showing off your grandson?
Liu Ju: If you want to marry your wife, just ask your father for it. No one here will laugh at you.
Li Chengqian: That’s right, I also want Su to continue to be my Crown Princess.
Fusu: Uh, let me remind you, Brother Li, what about your grandson who is the prime minister?
Li Chengqian: Being my grandson is not a good thing, he will still be the prime minister
Li Chengqian: And I don't want to be buried in Zhaoling
Liu Ju: Think about it this way. Li Tai wasn't buried in Zhaoling, nor was Li Zhi. Only you were! You and your sister were with your parents!
Li Chengqian: I am really happy.
Fusu: This is the problem with families with many children. The father tries to treat all the children equally, but you always feel that your father is partial to other children.
Li Chengqian: That's because my father is more partial to his other sons.
Li Ying: It's nine o'clock, young master, you have to get up early tomorrow. If you don't sleep, you won't grow taller.
Li Ying: I'm not threatening you.
Li Chengqian: [pounds the table and laughs]
Liu Ju: Baby Fusu, go to sleep quickly~
Li Chengqian: [spits]
Fusu: [spits]
…
Li Ying asked curiously, "Master, is this a difficult question to ask? Just admit that you still want to marry your wife, and that's it."
Isn't it just a relationship issue? Why do you have to go through so much trouble? Talk about considering marriage, and who will be the queen? Isn't it just about forgetting old feelings?
Fusu wrapped himself in the quilt and said incoherently: "Thank you very much, I'm going to sleep now, and I don't want to see you tomorrow."
Li Ying laughed and said, "No, Master, you're alive... uh, you've been dead for over two thousand years. You wouldn't be shy about talking about a relationship, right?"
Fusu was stubborn and said, "Men in our feudal society don't talk about feelings."
Li Ying: “…”
"There are still people who take pride in feudal dregs. Young Master, you are awesome!" Li Ying raised his thumbs with both hands.
Fusu didn't respond and just chased him away: "Remember to blow out the candles when you leave, thank you."
Before closing the door, Li Ying reminded, "It's quite hot, young master, don't get a heat stroke."
With the sound of the door closing, Fusu raised his hand and brushed away the quilt. He took the fan beside his pillow and fanned himself, thinking to himself, men in our feudal society don't talk about emotional issues with others, but they can talk about them with themselves.
Fusu admitted that he only wanted Shilan to be his only wife.
Regardless of his feelings, Fusu admitted this to himself frankly.
…
On the day he returned to the palace with his companion, Li You quietly came to Fusu and said, "My Lord, I have a small matter to ask. Are you free?"
Fusu closed the book, took the teapot, poured a cup of water, and pushed it to him, then said, "You go ahead."
Li You thanked Fusu and said, "My dear, the snacks I brought you last time were not made by my mother. They were..."
"Your sister made it." Fusu smiled and confirmed, "I've eaten many of Madam Li's snacks, so I can remember how they tasted."
Li You said embarrassedly, "When Shi Lan saw the eldest master that day, she remembered this incident and became nervous. Did the eldest master see it?"
Fusu nodded and said, "At first I thought your family had hired a new chef to cook it, but it turns out it was your sister. I am sorry for being so presumptuous."
"I'm glad you don't mind, Young Master." Li You said hurriedly, "My mother happened to be busy that day, and Shi Lan wanted to help her, so she said she would come to pack my luggage. Who knew she would cause such a mess and even packed the snacks in the wrong place? She later found out and has been very worried, afraid of offending Young Master."
Fusu smiled and said, "Shilan... Miss's craftsmanship is very good. I have to thank her."
Li You smiled and said, "She originally made this for my father. If the eldest son likes it, it will be even better than if my father eats it."
That's true. Fusu agreed secretly.
Fusu and Li You exchanged a few more words before going to see the rabbits that Meng Hua had hunted.
It was too hot in the summer, so for easy preservation, the rabbit had been cured. Meng Hua pinched his waist and said proudly: "My Lord, this is a rabbit I caught with my own hands!"
"Wow, you're so awesome!" Fusu applauded.
Meng Hua was surprised for a moment, then he also raised his hands and clapped, then laughed and said, "It's quite interesting to clap like this, young master..."
The eldest son is studying how to eat rabbit meat, and is eager to try it and wants to go hunting.
"This can be fried. Next time when there is fresh one, we can bake it and eat it right away." Fusu said excitedly.
Wang Li whispered, "Meng Hua and I said we could raise the rabbit and give it to the eldest master, and let him eat it however he wanted, but these two insisted on not letting us."
Li You said helplessly: "We haven't learned how to raise rabbits. What if they die?"
Mi Qing continued, "Next time we learn how to raise rabbits, we can bring some alive for the eldest master."
Fusu smiled and said, "You can choose something else to eat next time."
Meng Hua clapped his hands and laughed, "Autumn is almost here. My father said that in autumn, the game is fat and strong, which is perfect for eating meat. We need to go out twice more!"
Wang Li tugged at Meng Hua's sleeve and wondered if the eldest master envied them for being able to leave the city. Don't bring up the idea of going out to play anymore!
Meng Hua thought for a moment and asked, "Will the king go hunting?"
"Of course I will. Isn't the ritual of hunting just about hunting?" Fusu said, "But it's definitely not as fun as you guys going hunting."
Once something is done with etiquette, it is no longer just a simple game, and the same is true for the etiquette of hunting.
"Then..." Meng Hua continued, "In a few years, when the Great King and Young Master Xu leave the palace alone, we can go play together."
Wang Li said, "Young Master, you should be able to learn horseback riding and archery next year. You are growing faster than Meng Hua, so you don't have to wait until he's his age to start learning."
Fusu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "My father is tall, so of course I will be tall too."
Meng Hua said, "If I'm short in the future, it will definitely be the fault of my father and grandfather, not my own fault."
Li You laughed: "General Meng is not short."
The group chatted for a while before going their separate ways.
…
Fusu is making plans to expand the caravan. Ba Qing's caravan has already become familiar with the trade route with the Xiongnu. It is time to get rid of the official and other private caravans. It is not good to form a monopoly.
What's more, Fusu's plan for the caravan was not just with the Huns. He also wanted to go further west, conquer Qi in the future, and open up sea trade routes. Of course, Ba Qing's family alone was not enough.
Ba Qing had some complaints about this. The profits from the Xiongnu were considerable, and she certainly didn't want anyone else to share the profits except the King of Qin.
But when Fusu expanded his business empire, Ba Qing was speechless.
Ba Qing was able to support a huge family business, which showed that she had foresight. However, her family... was indeed unable to carry out such a grand plan.
However, being able to join the eldest son's plan early on would surely benefit her the most, Ba Qing thought ambitiously.
After sending the satisfied Ba Qing away, Fusu received a letter from Zhang Liang.
"Huh?" Fusu was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Zhang Liang would actually write him a letter and deliver it to him so quickly.
When he expressed to Han Fei his willingness to receive Zhang Liang's letter, he was just trying to figure it out. He felt that there was only a one or two chance of receiving Zhang Liang's letter.
After all, Zhang Liang was well aware of his hatred for the State of Qin. Now that the State of Han had been destroyed, even if he had some of the same views as himself, he would probably not be willing to communicate with him.
However, unexpectedly, just over a month after Han Fei left, Fusu received a letter from Zhang Liang.
To some extent, it can be considered a pleasant surprise.
Fusu thought, as long as he doesn't write letters to curse me, the possibility of him assassinating my father in the future will be reduced.
"But...what if he really wants to scold me?" Fusu muttered to himself as he opened the letter.
The letter was unfolded and Fusu took a quick look at it. It was very good. It did not contain any curse words and the words were quite polite - not polite curse words, but really polite words - the attitude was also quite gentle. It looked like a very friendly letter.
After reading the letter carefully, Fusu skipped the polite words and summarized Zhang Liang's meaning.
Zhang Liang's younger brother was captured by the Qin army, and he was very worried. With Han Fei's endorsement, he tried to write a letter directly to Fusu.
According to his letter, his brother had never entered the government and made no contribution to the Kingdom of Han—in other words, he had never done anything to harm the Qin State. The child was not in good health—and would not harm the Qin State in the future. Zhang Liang asked Fusu to take care of his brother and not let him suffer too much and lose his life.
Fusu thought for a moment and then consulted with his father. He then ordered the medical officer to go to Siguozhuang - a house built by Koreans and named by Ying Zheng - to diagnose the illnesses of the people there and check their backgrounds.
Five days later, Zhang Liang's younger brother was taken to Han Fei's house. In addition, several young people and their mother were freed, but from then on they could only be ordinary Qin people.
Fusu did not leave the palace to see Zhang Liang's brother. He just wrote back to Zhang Liang, telling him that although his brother was ill, he had already asked a doctor to see him. Now his brother was temporarily staying in Mr. Han Fei's mansion, and he could go to Xianyang to pick him up.
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