After arriving at the house, Fang Qingyue took out a purple clay pot from the things brought by the secret guard.
Shen Yuhan saw her holding a huge pot and couldn't help but frowned slightly: "There are cooks in the house to make these, so you don't have to do it yourself."
"The prince is weak now and needs to take medicinal food." Fang Qingyue originally planned to help Shen Yuhan regulate his body.
He had practiced martial arts since he was young and had fought on the border for several years, so his physique was pretty good.
However, he had suffered many injuries on the battlefield. In addition, after Shen Yuhan came back and became the head of the Inspectorate, he often ran back and forth for cases, neglecting sleep and food, so his health was naturally not as good as before.
It takes proper conditioning to fully recover.
Shen Yuhan hugged Fang Qingyue's waist tightly, his expression changing unpredictably: "I'm weak?"
"That's not what I meant." Fang Qingyue couldn't help but glance away when she realized Shen Yuhan was ready to strike again. Her fair cheeks were stained with red, making her look particularly gorgeous. "I'll make you some medicinal food."
Her back looked like she was fleeing in panic, and Shen Yuhan couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
For several consecutive days, Fang Qingyue prepared medicinal and convalescent meals for Shen Yuhan.
The dishes she cooked were all watery, but fortunately Shen Yuhan was not picky.
In addition, he also understood Fang Qingyue's thoughts and would not be picky.
The relationship between the two has become closer than before.
That day, Fang Qingyue made some medicinal tea in the kitchen, intending to give it to Shen Yuhan.
Just as she reached the study door, she heard the conversation between Shen Yuhan and someone from inside.
"The Prime Minister's Mansion hasn't been able to uncover anything. Zhou Shiran seems to be afraid of being caught with evidence, so he's being extremely cautious and won't even release any evidence to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
The sound was very small, but Fang Qingyue had good hearing and could hear it clearly.
Shen Yuhan's brows immediately turned cold, and he said calmly: "What about the Minister of War? Have you found out if he is involved in this matter?"
When Ning Liangcai entered the court as an official, Fang Xifu had not yet gotten into trouble.
If he colluded with Zhou Shiran in private and committed corruption and abuse of power, then perhaps the Fang Xifu incident was really the work of Ning Liangcai.
"I have indeed done some research in this direction, but Ning Liangcai is a man who knows how to protect himself, so it is difficult to find any clues on him."
Shen Yuhan's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said coldly: "Then continue to investigate."
Since the emperor doesn't want to care about Zhou Shiran, he will force the emperor to do so.
Otherwise, if Zhou Shiran is allowed to be so corrupt and abuse his power to bring disaster to the people, sooner or later the great expedition will be handed over to the neighboring countries.
When Fang Qingyue heard this, she immediately took a few steps back, pretended to have just arrived outside the study, and raised her hand to knock on the door.
"Your Highness, today's medicinal tea is here. Please have some."
As she spoke, she pushed open the study door, pretended to be calm, walked in with medicinal tea, and poured a cup for Shen Yuhan.
The medicinal tea had a light medicinal aroma, but it was not bitter at all and had a hint of sweetness.
Shen Yuhan lowered his head to process paperwork, and noticed Fang Qingyue seemed to be hesitant to speak: "Your Highness, the New Year is approaching, how should we prepare New Year's goods for the mansion?"
In the past few days, Fang Qingyue asked other servants in the mansion how the prince's mansion celebrated the Spring Festival.
The answer is always “but”.
Shen Yuhan has never liked crowds, and now that he is the only one in the palace, he has no plans to celebrate the Spring Festival.
During the New Year holidays, after attending a few banquets, he would return to the palace to deal with his own affairs.
It seems that the New Year has also become a day for busy work.
"How do you want to live?" Shen Yuhan saw Fang Qingyue looking eager to try, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips slightly.
The frown that had been furrowed just now due to Zhou Shiran's matter finally relaxed a little. "Before, I was the only one in the mansion, and the housekeeper took care of all the New Year's affairs. If you're interested, I can assign a few people to you. Just tell them what you need to buy."
Hearing this, Fang Qingyue immediately raised the corners of her lips: "Okay."
Since Shen Yuhan has allowed her to decide, she will do as she pleases.
My father has passed away for several years, but when he was still alive, the New Year celebrations in the Fang family were always particularly lively.
Most of the servants would receive their salaries and go home to celebrate the New Year, while some would stay at the mansion.
The mother would order the servants to buy a lot of red paper and other things, and have them work with them to cut out various styles of window decorations in the house and paste them on the walls.
My father would write the peach charms himself.
They would also buy some fireworks and firecrackers and have people set them off in the yard.
Fang Qingyue felt happy just thinking about it, and specially arranged for housekeeper Zhao to take care of these things.
At first, the housekeeper was a little worried: "The prince has always disliked festivities. How could he be happy with such a grand ceremony?"
"Just go." Fang Qingyue said.
Shen Yuhan really cared about her, and he also sent someone to specifically talk about this matter. Although Butler Zhao was reluctant, he still did what Fang Qingyue said.
After buying red paper, bamboo strips, etc., Fang Qingyue sat in the yard and made lanterns with Fang Chiyue.
The lanterns she made couldn't compare to those outside, but they were the best wishes. She not only went with Fang Chiyue, but also called a few servants.
Bamboo strips are tied into the shape of a lantern, and then covered with red paper layer by layer. After it dries thoroughly, a candle is placed inside the lantern, and a paper lantern is ready.
In addition, Fang Qingyue also cut a lot of window paper-cuts in the yard.
The servants had previously been somewhat dissatisfied with Fang Qingyue, the "master who wasn't really a master," but her friendly attitude made them feel much closer to her. Furthermore, these events had further strengthened their relationship.
Soon, the New Year is coming.
On New Year's Eve, Fang Qingyue specially changed into the brocade peony double-breasted jacket that Shen Yuhan had made for her, and took people to the yard to set off firecrackers.
When Shen Yuhan came back, he saw Fang Qingyue running outside with a stick of incense in her hand.
Her eyes sparkled, filled with smiles. The sound of firecrackers exploding behind Fang Qingyue suddenly stirred something in his heart.
"Miss Fang, there's one that hasn't been lit yet, go quickly!" The voices of several maids rang out, and the palace was unprecedentedly lively.
Seeing Shen Yuhan coming, they subconsciously lowered their heads and did not dare to act rashly.
"It's okay, go ahead." Shen Yuhan couldn't bear to disturb their interest, so she said, "Be careful and don't hurt yourself."
Upon hearing this, Fang Qingyue shouted happily and continued to set off firecrackers with her maids.
Shen Yuhan shook his head helplessly, and only then noticed that the originally desolate courtyard was very different from before.
There are lanterns hanging everywhere in the yard. You can see that they are hand-made, so the shapes are not perfect, but they are quite beautiful against the backdrop of ice and snow.
There are peach charms pasted on the pillars, and there are also a few places with big "Fu" characters pasted on them.
From time to time, the servants' excited voices could be heard, which seemed to scare away the silver frost hanging on the branches.
Shen Yuhan's brows suddenly softened.
This was the first time the palace had been so lively since he moved in.
These are all changes brought about after Fang Qingyue moved in.
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