Afterwards, the matter of the Prince of Yan was handled almost exactly as Fang Qing had predicted, and a scapegoat was found in the court.
Zhao Shi'an was reinstated to his original position, and his superior was Zhao Fen.
A few years ago, when they got married, they claimed to the public that Zhao Fen was a relative of Zhao Shi'an. Now that they are serving in the same government again, it is rumored that after Zhao Fen retires, the position of Grand Secretary will be Zhao Shi'an's.
Besides this, rumors also circulated about Zhao Shi'an's impotence.
In any case, the Zhao residence is now bustling with visitors, and no one dares to try to send women into Zhao Shi'an's household anymore.
After the matter concerning the Prince of Yan was settled, Sima Jing finally arrived at the Zhao residence.
I brought some gifts and wrote a visiting card addressed to Fang Qing.
Zhao Shi'an took a day off that day, not because he valued Sima Jing so much, but simply because he didn't want Sima Jing and Fang Qing to be alone together.
As a man himself, he could sense what some people thought of Fang Qing, such as Sima Jing.
He could understand Sima Jing; encountering such an amazing person in one's youth is something one can never forget for the rest of one's life.
Moreover, Fang Qing had saved his life.
Sima Jing arrived in the morning, and the steward greeted him in the front hall, where Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an were already waiting.
Sima Jing was not good with words, and after exchanging greetings, the atmosphere in the front hall became somewhat quiet.
Fang Qing took the initiative to ask about things in the southwest.
There's also information about Gao Ren.
“Gao Ren has tempered himself a lot in recent years. A few years ago, he brought his mother to Yizhou and settled down there.”
Gao Ren is alright, and Zhao Wuxia is also safe and sound. Hearing this news, Fang Qing was relieved.
Sima Jing's gaze fell on Fang Qing's face.
"How have you been doing in Yongzhou these past few years?"
“It’s certainly good. We’ve already adapted to the environment there. If the Emperor hadn’t summoned us back to the capital, we probably would have settled there as well.”
Sima Jing nodded slightly and said nothing more.
The atmosphere quieted down again, and Fang Qing looked at Zhao Shi'an, hoping he would say something.
"It's getting late, let's go to the dining room for dinner. I've asked the kitchen to prepare a feast today."
However, Sima Jing shook his head.
"I have official business to attend to, so I won't bother you any longer."
Knowing that Fang Qing was doing well, he had nothing to worry about.
Fang Qing knew he wasn't good at dealing with people, so she didn't try to stop him.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an escorted the person to the front gate.
Watching Sima Jing mount his horse and disappear from sight, Fang Qing slowly curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
all is well.
"Everyone's gone, what are you laughing about?"
Zhao Shi'an forcefully grabbed Fang Qing's hand, making her look only at him.
"It's nothing. It's just that it's getting late. Let's go eat."
After that, Fang Qing never saw Sima Jing again, and heard that he stayed in the capital for less than half a month before returning to the southwest.
Guarding the southwest and safeguarding the stability of the border will be his mission for the rest of his life.
As a cabinet member, Zhao Shi'an had many things to do, and I could only see him in the morning and at night when I went to bed. He also rarely ate meals at home.
At first, Fang Qing wasn't used to him being so busy, but she got used to it later.
After all, she also has her own things to do.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Zhao Shi'an is still busy.
And during this festival, family members from my hometown in Yuzhou came to visit.
Doumiao arrived carrying Zhou Ning's greetings.
Doumiao has grown into a young adult. Two years ago, Fang Qing, who got married to Doumiao, even sent her a gift in Yongzhou.
This time she brought her husband with her, a very honest and kind young man.
And their child, a little boy who was just over a year old and had just learned to walk.
Fang Qing personally went outside the city to meet them.
Naturally, they were settled in the manor.
The entourage that Doumiao and the others brought this time was quite large; Fang Qing almost suspected that they had moved their entire family here.
Most of them were things brought to them by people from their hometown, some prepared by Zhou Ning for her and her parents, and some by Brother Dashan and his family.
Anyway, there's a lot of stuff.
Fang Qing asked the housekeeper to put the things away.
After they sat down, Doumiao told Fang Qing the purpose of their trip to Beijing.
Originally, the Zhou family's business should have been very large, but in recent years, Old Master Zhou has gotten old and can no longer do things, so Zhou Ning, a woman, was naturally looked down upon by those people.
Furthermore, a few years ago, after Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an were demoted to Jiaozhou, their hometown seemed to have received some kind of news, and their business was repeatedly harassed.
Especially after Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an went to Yongzhou, the Zhou family's business was limited to Yuzhou.
I came here this time hoping to benefit from Fang Qing and her group and reopen businesses in various prefectures.
Fang Qing's expression turned serious after hearing this.
Her only collaboration with the Zhou family was in the sale of seeds. However, in recent years she had been working on seed cultivation outside the government. The sale of seeds had been almost monopolized by the imperial court, and people would first consider local government offices when selling grain. Under these circumstances, it was difficult for grain traders to operate, and the Zhou family was naturally not immune.
"The experimental fields in Yuzhou are all under my name, and you have always been the seed distributors, so why is business so difficult now?"
The experimental fields in the other prefectures all belonged to the Ghost Dynasty, but those in Yuzhou were all built by her. It can be said that the grain of the vast Yuzhou was supplied by the Zhou family, who cooperated with her, so it was impossible for her not to have any business.
Moreover, she has been paying attention to the yield of these experimental field seeds over the past few years, and it has not been less than before.
Mentioning the bean sprout made him angry and his face darken.
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