Chapter 91 I don't know which man she has taken a fancy to
"No, no, we don't need anything." Fang Yaozong seemed to see some ambiguity in the look he gave Fang Qianxue, and he felt uneasy. "Master Yan, we have already caused you too much trouble. We can't cause you any more trouble."
Yan Fenghua was only the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and there were countless eyes staring at him in the Ministry of Justice, not to mention the three-court trial, as well as people from the Dali Temple and the Supervisory Office.
Fang Yaozong has been immersed in officialdom for many years. He knows very well that Yan Fenghua is a child of an aristocratic family. Many people from humble backgrounds who want to climb up the social ladder would like to find faults in him and pull him down. Therefore, he cannot be too partial.
If he did it for Qianxue, then she shouldn't accept his favor for nothing, otherwise it would make things difficult for Qianxue.
Fang Qianxue turned to look at Yan Fenghua, knelt down and saluted, "Master Yan, no matter what the outcome of this case is, I will always remember what you have done for the Fang family. Please accept my greetings."
Fang Jue, Fang Yaozong and Fang Yaozu also bowed to Yan Fenghua and said, "Master Yan, please accept our greetings."
Yan Fenghua hurriedly helped Fang Qianxue up: "Don't do this. I just followed my heart and handled the matter impartially. I didn't show favoritism. How can I accept your greeting?"
Fang Qianxue slowly stood up and retracted her hand.
"Qianxue, don't call me 'adult' from now on. Just call me Brother Yan, just like we did when we were little." Yan Fenghua said.
Fang Qingxue smiled slightly, but the smile was warm yet distant.
My grandfather had many disciples, but after the Fang family got into trouble, there were very few gentlemen like Yan Fenghua who remained true to their original aspirations, and most of them tried to protect themselves.
Because of this, this affection is even more precious and should not be contaminated by worldly love between men and women.
"Thank you, Brother Yan."
Yan Fenghua was so enthusiastic that Fang Yaozong and Fang Yaozu beside him seemed to hear something different in his tone. They exchanged glances but did not reach a consensus.
Fang Yaozong felt uneasy.
Fang Qianxue now lives alone with her two children, making her most likely to attract trouble. If any gossip gets out, it will be extremely disadvantageous to her, and will make the Fang family's case even worse.
Fang Yaozu thought it was a good idea and had already started thinking about how to bring Yan Fenghua and Fang Qianxue together.
But it is not a good time for him to be imprisoned in the prison now. It is better to wait until the case is settled and they are out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice. If Lord Yan and Qianxue are really destined to be together, it would be a good thing.
A few days later, at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the highlight was Fang Qianxue leading Qilin past the concubines and officials who came to celebrate the birthday.
The princes and princesses were even able to touch the Qilin's head up close, and they were all extremely excited.
"Haha! I touched the Qilin!" The tenth prince Xiao Yu, who was less than ten years old, showed the queen his palm that had touched the Qilin, "Queen mother, look!"
"Isn't it just like touching a cat or a dog? What's the big deal?" The queen had been released from confinement, but she was still not in a good mood. After all, as the head of the harem, she made a fool of herself in front of other concubines during the Silkworm Ceremony, and she felt very uncomfortable.
"It's different!" Xiao Yu said with a beaming smile, "I feel much better all over, and I don't cough anymore!"
The tenth prince has been weak and sickly since birth. He often suffers from asthma when it rains or blows, and coughs all year round.
"Really?" Empress Dowager Liu was so excited that her face was flushed. "The Qilin is a auspicious animal, representing good fortune and health! Let the children come and touch it and smell the scent of the mythical animal!"
So more than a dozen little princes, princesses and grandchildren lined up to touch the Qilin.
After more than a month of recuperation, Qilin's fur color returned to its shiny state, and it was no longer the bald monster it was a few months ago.
It is now well-maintained and full of energy, with bright eyes and even a much kinder expression. However, it still needs Fang Qianxue to hold it beside it before the little princes and princesses dare to approach it.
Lin Xingchen and Lin Baoyue were supposed to have grown up and shouldn't have joined in the fun, but they went anyway.
Taking the opportunity of touching the Qilin, Lin Xingchen took a close look at the female official who was leading the Qilin, and found that Sister Fang had hardly changed compared to a few years ago, and sighed that "time never defeats beauty."
One of them touched the Qilin and returned to his seat.
"How can you feel comfortable joining in all this fun at such an age?" Xiao Mingzhe asked unhappily.
He originally wanted to go, but Snow Wolf held him back, saying it was shameful.
"Hehe, little uncle, you don't know, that Qilin really has auspicious aura!" Lin Baoyue said, "Touching it makes your whole body feel good."
Lin Xingchen asked: "Uncle, do you want to touch it too? It would be a pity to miss it."
"Oh, I would be interested in this kind of thing?" Xiao Mingzhe said with a straight face, "When I caught it, you guys didn't even know where to play in the mud!"
But he never felt that Qilin had any auspicious aura. When that guy faced him, he only had murderous intent.
"Good!" Empress Dowager Liu said happily, "Qianxue, you have taken good care of this Qilin beast. It is even more obedient than a puppy in front of you."
"Yes," the princess said with a smile, "It's the first time I've seen a Qilin beast lower its head to let people pet it, and it even seemed to be smiling at people. Qianxue, you are really amazing."
"Your Highness the Queen Mother and the Princess are too kind to compliment me," Fang Qianxue knelt down and saluted. "I just spent more time with it, and it became closer to me."
Empress Yang looked at Fang Qianxue walking majestically past the crowd with the Qilin beast, feeling a little uncomfortable: "It's just taming the beast, a trivial skill, Xu can do it too."
In the final analysis, Xu Miaoyan is useless. If this Qilin can bow down to Xu Miaoyan, then she, as the queen, would be the Qilin's master.
Qilin would listen to what she said. As long as Qilin bowed down to his tenth prince, His Majesty would be very pleased and might even immediately appoint Yuer as the crown prince.
But now Xu Miaoyan has lost face at the silkworm-kissing ceremony, and now she has locked herself up in the Lu family and has not gone out. I haven't seen her for a long time.
Empress Yang was thinking deeply when she suddenly saw Fang Qianxue kneeling down in front of the empress dowager.
"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request. Please grant it to me."
Hearing the words, everyone looked at Fang Qianxue, waiting for her to continue speaking. The laughter at the banquet suddenly stopped.
"Get up quickly. You have performed great service today, and I am going to reward you. Tell me, what do you want?" Empress Dowager Liu asked kindly.
Everyone present was extremely curious.
Fang Qianxue is already a second-rank female official, what more can she be rewarded with? She has made great contributions today, I wonder what reward she wants to ask for?
Especially the King of Beining, who was sitting next to the eldest princess, had a light flash in his eyes and his heartbeat quickened when he heard the words.
Fang Qianxue made such a solemn request to the Queen Mother, could it be that she wanted the Queen Mother to grant her marriage?
She was a lonely woman at night, wondering which man she had taken a fancy to. Could it be herself?
Xiao Mingzhe swallowed the wine nervously, his throat feeling hot.
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