Chapter 168 To the Clear River
Just when Cheng Nianying and his group were about to cross the border of Shezhou, a small group of Divine Guards led their troops into Weiyang.
Fu Yi was surrounded by guards, Amo, and some farmers like Uncle Tang.
His wound finally had a chance to be bandaged, and the guard said hoarsely, "It's torn a little more..."
When Fu Ruiming walked in, he was halfway through bandaging the wound.
"Brother is injured?" Fu Ruiming's brows frowned.
Fu Yi looked at him calmly: "Well, it's okay."
Fu Ruiming turned his head and looked around. He first saw the farmers, the farm tools in their hands, and weapons that they had picked up from somewhere... It was really strange to see such a group of people surrounding his brother.
Turning around again, he saw a middle-aged man standing next to him, covered in blood, holding a strangely shaped ring-handled knife. The murderous aura that had not yet been completely subsided made his plain face eye-catching.
"He is..." Fu Ruiming held the hilt of the knife with one hand.
"A loyal servant of the Yin family." Fu Yi replied.
Fu Ruiming felt even more strange.
How could the loyal servant of the Yin family stay?
The man was none other than Ah Xian. His facial muscles twitched as he forced a smile: "I am here to protect the Duke of Danshuo on the orders of the Master."
That's strange.
When did the Yin family become so kind?
"Master Fu!" The Divine Guard soldier came to the door and shouted.
Fu Yi raised his eyes and asked, "Did you capture him?"
"To reply to the prince, that's right!"
How could the old emperor really let Fu Yi die in a place like Weiyang? He still had a mess to clean up.
As soon as Fu Yi left the Imperial Capital, he dispatched a civil official to conduct an imperial inspection tour. The official, accompanied by the elite Imperial Guards, led by Fu Ruiming, made a detour, pretending to wander around a few times before heading straight for Weiyang.
Just then, Jiang Tuanlianshi received a warrant and secretly mobilized troops in the army.
Jiang Tuanlianshi led him the way and tricked the Weiyang city gate into opening in the name of the Shezhou garrison. Then, the anxious Fu Ruiming started to beat up the local Turkish troops.
Now that he saw that Fu Yi's injuries were not serious and his life was not in danger, Fu Ruiming was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your hard work." Fu Yi said, looking at the soldiers outside the door: "Be careful, there is tung oil in the yard, don't let it start a fire."
"Yes." The soldier responded.
Fu Yi turned around and ordered the guards, "Go and search the room where Xiao He lived before. She left in a hurry and left her luggage behind. We will have to get it back someday."
Who is Xiaohe? Fu Ruiming was stunned.
In the courtyard of the Cen family, Cen Da and Cen Er fell on their younger brother's body and cried loudly, which really showed the deep brotherly love.
Fu Yi slowly approached and sighed, "Why haven't you found that headgear for me yet?"
Cen Da's crying stopped, he raised his head, unable to hide his anger.
Still have the headgear? Even at this time, he still remembers the headgear!
Cen Er lowered his head, not feeling angry or scared. After the incident at the Cen family that night, the eldest son didn't dare go out, fearing that he would be shot by hidden archers. However, Cen Er knew that things were not going well, and he was obsessed with the things in the third son's study...
He was in a hurry to destroy it, but when he turned it over, he found that most of the deadly things were gone.
I think the third brother hid it early in the morning.
What crime can they be punished for?
Assassinate Fu Yi?
Killing the county magistrate?
The blame can be shifted! It doesn’t matter!
It was nothing more than that the Yin family would be against them from now on, and the emperor would inevitably issue an order to reprimand and punish them, so as to seriously damage their vitality.
"Come, write a letter clearly stating that your Cen family is so incompetent that they can't even find a set of headgear."
Upon hearing this, Cen Da was furious and cursed, "Fu Yi! We know exactly what you're trying to do! Why are you still taunting us like this?"
"You can't find anything, yet you're still so stubborn." Fu Yi shook his head in amusement and simply stopped talking to him. He turned around and instructed the people beside him: "Make sure he write it down."
Only in this way can we give an explanation to "Xiao He".
After saying that, Fu Yi turned his eyes and glanced around: "...One person is missing."
The Divine Guard nodded awkwardly: "Yes, the second house is missing a girl." Isn't she the one that the Queen wanted to match the Prince with before?
All the Divine Guards immediately looked at Fu Yi.
Fu Yi's expression suddenly turned cold: "Why are you looking at me? Go find them. Wait for His Majesty to make the decision, and not a single one can be left behind."
...Yes, how could this guy have any sympathy for women?
"I'll go find it right away!"
The soldiers scattered.
Fu Ruiming stood behind Fu Yi and sighed, "When my brother was at a banquet in the imperial capital, I thought he was really going to marry her."
At that time, Fu Ruiming just went back to his home to take care of some things. When he returned to the Prince's Mansion, he suddenly heard that the Prince's wife had passed away. There was also a rumor in the capital that the Queen wanted to marry her niece's granddaughter to Fu Yi.
At that time, Fu Ruiming found it really hard to accept.
"My cousin's wife is still the best." Fu Ruiming said in a hoarse voice.
Fu Yi smiled again: "Yeah, I think so too."
Fu Ruiming stared blankly at the smile on his brother's face. His cousin's wife had passed away... so how could he still smile? Was he just pretending to be sad?
Fu Ruiming silently grabbed his brother's arm.
Yes, he didn't even bother to heal his wounds, so he must still be feeling grief in his heart.
"You can't stay in Wei Yang anymore." Fu Yi looked at Amo, Uncle Tang and others not far away.
Only then did Uncle Tang's face slowly show panic.
The Cen family, so tall and mighty in their hearts, had fallen so quickly. It was all thanks to the man before them. What would he do to them?
"You should thank Miss Jiang. She saved your lives."
Fu Yi paused.
"If you hadn't been hired by her and had come to protect me, and the emperor had sent people to investigate Wei Yang and discovered that Wei Yang had actually been raising refugees like you to serve the Cen family... then you would be charged with treason. Even if the Cen family were to be beheaded, you wouldn't be able to escape."
Fu Yi's words, spoken neither lightly nor heavily, frightened Uncle Tang and the others to their core.
Ah Mo was even more hesitant: "Then, then now..."
Fu Yi smiled faintly: "Now it's fine, follow me and leave Weiyang. Perhaps the emperor will summon you."
Uncle Tang and the others were suddenly filled with both joy and fear, and quickly kowtowed to Fu Yi.
Fu Ruiming couldn't hold it in any longer and pulled the guard over to ask, "Who is Xiao He? And who is Miss Jiang?"
"Xiao He is Miss Jiang, and Miss Jiang is Xiao He."
“…”
What kind of answer is this? Fu Ruiming's doubts did not dissipate, but became even stronger.
*
Yin Huiyi and Yin Heng had to go to the imperial capital to meet the emperor first, so after leaving Shezhou, they left Yin Ping and several servants of the Yin family to send Cheng Nianying to Heqing first.
Yin Huiyi said straightly, "People often like to flatter the powerful and put down the weak. If the Yin family members follow you, everything will be fine when you go to Heqing."
He thought of everything carefully.
Especially after experiencing what happened to Wei Yang, Cheng Nianying knew that it was not easy to live a peaceful life, so she did not refuse.
"Prince Danshuo..." Cheng Nianying just started speaking.
Yin Huiyi then said, "Ah Xian has sent news. Now that Prince Danshuo has left Weiyang, the situation in Weiyang has been resolved. He should also rush back to the capital to see the emperor."
After Yin Huiyi finished speaking, Cheng Nianying just responded with "Oh".
That's fine.
Fu Yi is safe and sound.
He wouldn't blame her for running away again, would he? He was the one who asked her to leave.
Cheng Nianying set out on the journey to Heqing.
I also received two letters on the way, both of which were sent by Yin Huiyi.
The first letter was to tell her that they had arrived in Imperial Capital.
The second letter was to tell her that Fu Yi had also arrived.
It was so appropriate that Cheng Nianying let go of even the last bit of worry.
…
At that time, Fu Yi was standing under the eaves of the palace, feeling the wind and snow.
He stared at a snowflake in the wind and saw it rise up with the wind and gradually fly away. He reached out to grab it, and it turned into a drop of water on his fingertips.
It really looks like "Xiaohe".
Not easy to catch.
"Prince." Yin Huiyi walked towards him and called out politely.
"Master Yin." Fu Yi's tone was indistinguishable from his joy or anger. "At first, I only asked Xiao He to escort Master Yin out of the Cen family. How come there's no sign of him coming back now?"
Yin Huiyi looked at the very young yet shrewd man in front of him... and said, "His Majesty is waiting for you."
Only then did Fu Yi take a step forward.
He wasn't as angry as before... He knew exactly where Xiao He was going this time. She was going to find Chu Zhen's sister. She definitely would.
Fu Yi quickly entered the palace, and the emperor immediately asked him, "I heard that you were injured?"
As he said this, he waved his hand and asked the imperial physician to come forward.
The imperial physician carefully removed Fu Yi's outer robe and opened his sleeves.
The wound was hideous and glaring, and it had not healed yet.
The imperial physician removed the rot and applied medicine to him. Soon, Fu Yi broke out in cold sweats due to the pain.
"I'm afraid it will leave a scar." said the imperial physician.
The emperor sighed and asked, "How did it become like this?"
"We're rushing back to Beijing, and there's no place to recover on the way."
The injury that "Xiaohe" did not see finally took effect at this time.
The emperor lamented repeatedly, saying, "Why are you so anxious? Do you think I will blame you?" while trying to dispel his dissatisfaction.
*
The land is vast and the rivers are clear. Although it is far less prosperous than the flourishing imperial capital, it is still rich.
After entering the city, Cheng Nianying was hit by a strong fragrance. She sneezed, then asked for the location of the Pei family and ran straight there.
She got out of the carriage and looked at the tall door lintel in front of her. Before she could say anything, she was stopped by the doorman: "Who is coming?"
"A distant relative from the fourth branch of your house came to pay a visit today."
Chu Zhen's brother-in-law is the fourth son of the Pei family.
The doorman was slightly unhappy: "Just one came earlier, why is there another one? Where did so many poor people come from to seek refuge here?"
"Shut your dog mouth!" The servant Yin Ping shouted angrily, and hurriedly took out the note from his arms and almost smashed it on the doorman's face.
Although he couldn't beat the gangsters, and even if he went out to hire someone, he would be easily deceived, no matter how smart he was, he was very clear about the ways of these wealthy families.
Yin Ping stood beside Cheng Nianying, with an arrogant look on his face, and raised his chin: "Open it and take a look."
The doorman was furious, but after hearing what he said, he instinctively picked up the post.
"...Yin family of Yuzhou pays respects..."
The doorman's expression suddenly changed and he ran inside.
Yin Ping then turned to Cheng Nianying and smiled: "Am I useful?"
"Miss Jiang, what on earth are you doing here? Don't say I've received orders from the master. Even if I didn't, I will definitely get it done for you!"
Talking here.
The visiting card was delivered directly to the old man of the Pei family.
"Relatives of the fourth branch?" The old man stroked his beard in surprise. "Then how are they related to the Yin family?"
"Where are the people from the fourth room?" The eldest master of the Pei family turned around and asked.
"The Fourth Master is still out on business, and the Fourth Madam should be talking to her elder sister now," the servant replied.
The eldest master rubbed the back of his hand and said, "I heard that Marquis Wuning's daughter died of illness in the Imperial Capital. Without the care of the prince, Marquis Wuning has been having a hard time lately. He was stripped of his title and even his son was imprisoned. He must have offended the nobleman to live like this. I need to talk to the fourth house and tell them that they can no longer take in Madam Chu."
The old man did not comment on this. He said, "Go to the door and greet the guests first."
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