When Fang Dashu returned home in the evening, Fang Qing had already finished dinner and was using the system to look at literature on agriculture.
Fang Dashu gave Fang Qing the sweet soup he had brought back from outside.
"I ran into the Grand Princess when I went out today. Although she was dressed very conservatively, I recognized the nanny beside her. How come she hasn't left Jiaozhou yet?"
What was she doing when you saw her?
"When she came out of the teahouse, the former Prince of the Southern Kingdom was still with her."
Fang Qing looked up.
Grand Princess and Yin Ma Cheng?
Have the mother and son reunited?
What exactly does the Grand Princess want to do here?
"Brother Dashu, why don't you write a memorial to the Emperor, explaining what you're doing, and also mention the Grand Princess and Yin Macheng?"
Why bring them up?
"Just bring it up, it will benefit you greatly anyway."
Fang Dashu chewed on the dried fruit, his scrutinizing gaze falling on Fang Qing.
"What are you and Zhao Shi'an up to now? Don't try to use me as a fool."
"How could that be? I call you brother, I would never betray you."
Fang Dashu snorted.
"Okay, I'll write it tomorrow."
"Don't wait until tomorrow, write it now, and I'll have someone from Fengyulou send it to the capital for you. It should arrive in a few days."
"So you're in such a hurry?"
Fang Dashu became even more curious about Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an's intentions, but if Fang Qing didn't tell him, he wouldn't be able to figure it out.
That evening, Fang Dashu wrote a memorial and was subsequently sent away.
Two days later, Zhao Shi'an finally replied to Fang Qing.
Fang Qing came over immediately to open and check.
The situation in Yangzhou is indeed not good.
The wise king has not recruited any talented people in recent years, and has spent a lot of money on the army, which clearly shows that he has ulterior motives.
Furthermore, they have located Gao Wancheng at the Prince Xian's residence and have already negotiated with the Prince. If he does not hand over Gao Wancheng, the court will naturally assume that he conspired with Gao Wancheng and deal with him accordingly.
As for the Grand Princess, Zhao Shi'an couldn't attend to her right now, but he instructed Fang Qing in the letter to keep an eye on her.
Fang Qing breathed a sigh of relief after reading Zhao Shi'an's letter.
It's good that Zhao Shi'an is alright.
In the following days, Fang Dashu also received a reply to the memorial he had sent to the capital.
The memorial only stated that the Emperor had read it.
Fang Dashu took the document to Fang Qing and asked her what it meant.
"Just wait and see."
"Wait for what?"
"Let's wait and see if the Emperor will allow the Grand Princess to return to the capital."
Fang Dashu didn't understand what was going on.
Seeing his puzzled look, Fang Qing briefly revealed that the military power in Jiaozhou was in the hands of the Grand Princess.
Fang Dashu looked at him with an "I see" expression.
"Are you using me to remind the Emperor that the Grand Princess has stayed in Jiaozhou for too long, so that the Emperor will be wary of the Grand Princess?"
Fang Dashu thought of Princess Wu'an, who had forced the emperor to abdicate.
With such a cautionary tale, it was impossible for the emperor not to be wary.
"So you know what the Grand Princess is planning to do in Jiaozhou?"
Fang Qing shook her head.
It's impossible for the Grand Princess to be plotting a rebellion. If she had any disloyal intentions, she would never have helped the court reclaim Jiaozhou after marrying into it.
Fang Dashu sighed softly and shook his head.
“Sometimes I don’t even know what you guys are doing. Do you think it’s worth Zhao Shi’an personally going to Yangzhou to arrest a dog like Gao Wancheng who has lost his home? And you, didn’t you say you hated these kinds of intrigues and schemes in officialdom the most? But now you can actually strategize and plan things out.”
Fang Dashu glanced at the stunned Fang Qing and said, "I've always felt that if you're with someone like Zhao Shi'an, you'll eventually become like him."
Fang Qing disagreed with him.
"What do you mean? You're making him sound like some kind of bad guy."
"Anyway, he's not a good person. It's just that you feel sorry for him. Do you remember how protective you were of him when you were a child? You would argue with anyone who said anything bad about him. The way you treated him so carefully made me feel sour."
Fang Qing looked at him with displeasure.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with her attitude towards Zhao Shi'an.
She even felt that she hadn't been good enough to Zhao Shi'an.
Fang Dashu seemed to have seen through her thoughts, and his face was speechless.
“You really don’t need to do that. You may not have noticed, but I saw it clearly. Zhao Shi’an only pretends to be innocent in front of you. In front of others, he’s a complete wolf cub. At that time, I even felt that Zhao Shi’an was not like a child at all.”
Is there?
Fang Qing was suspicious.
Wasn't Zhao Shi'an always bullied when she was a child? The only time she ever hit someone was because that person bullied her.
"See? I told you you couldn't escape Zhao Shi'an's grasp."
"What nonsense are you spouting? If you have nothing to do, get out of here, you're ruining my mood."
"Look at you, when you need me I'm like your brother, but when you don't need me you think I'm annoying. Fine, I'm leaving."
Fang Dashu picked up the folded document and got up to leave, but Fang Qing called him back.
"You should also be careful lately."
What should I be careful about?
“You’re close to us. If someone wants to deal with Zhao Shi’an, they’ll probably start with you.”
"Tch, what's there to attack about a lowly, demoted official like me? I'm leaving."
Fang Dashu moved out of here some time ago. The Jiaozhou government arranged a place for him to live, which is not far from Fang Qing's place.
Fang Qing had been keeping a close eye on the Grand Princess's movements, so she learned about the letter from the capital to the Grand Princess immediately.
The Emperor still couldn't shake his suspicions and summoned the Grand Princess back to the capital.
Just when Fang Qing thought the Grand Princess was going to make various excuses to refuse, the Grand Princess actually left Jiaozhou.
They arrived silently, but left by coming over to Fang Qing's side.
Although Fang Qing disliked Princess Qinghe and harbored no ill will towards the Grand Princess, she still received her.
She thought the Grand Princess had come for some purpose, but the Grand Princess only came to inquire about the rice cultivation situation and didn't even ask about Zhao Shi'an's affairs.
When the Grand Princess left, Fang Qing personally saw her off at the gate.
Fang Qing was still puzzled as she watched the carriage leave.
The carriage left the city, and the people from Fengyulou quietly followed to confirm that the person had left Jiaozhou.
Fang Qing didn't understand what the purpose of the Grand Princess's visit was.
They weren't close, so the Grand Princess didn't need to come over to say goodbye.
A few days later, the temperature in Jiaozhou dropped a bit, and Fang Qing couldn't adapt for a while, so she fell ill.
She has always been physically strong and has never been sick in all these years. This time, however, a cold kept Fang Qing in bed for two days, and she was not very lucid.
When she woke up, she was surprised to see Zhao Wuxia by her bedside.
Moreover, this is not her home, but the tea house where she used to stay.
Fang Qing was stunned for a moment, then struggled to sit up, but Zhao Wuxia pressed down on her shoulder.
"Lie down. You're finally awake. If you hadn't woken up, your men would have gone after Shi'an."
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