Chapter 148 Qi Chuan is Fu'er's uncle
When mentioning the emperor, Wen Xiangjun subconsciously pursed her lips.
Zhao Yuanchun laughed even more happily: "Sister, why do you look like that? Did you suffer at His Majesty's hands?"
Wen Xiangjun sat down beside her with a strange look on her face: "It's not that I'm suffering, it's just..."
She tried to hold it back, but couldn't help herself and started chattering to Zhao Yuanchun, "Let me tell you, His Majesty is really different from other people. When the Empress was still a noble lady, he disguised himself as a eunuch and served her for several months. Later, when I went to see the Empress, His Majesty was still willing to do needlework and pull cotton with her. He wouldn't even let me stay with her for a while longer. I've never met a man like him."
"Your Majesty, sewing and pulling cotton?" Zhao Yuanchun was stunned. She hadn't seen Murong Jin since he regained his identity. After hearing this, she imagined it for a moment, and her expression became strange. "Your Majesty is indeed... uh, different. But to treat the Empress like this, there's probably no one else in the world like him. He loves the Empress so much that we have also benefited from his kindness. It's truly a great blessing for us."
Wen Xiangjun agreed immensely: "That's right, Your Majesty is a little eccentric, but it's a good thing. If he were like other emperors, we would have been tortured to death in the palace, and there would be no broad space for us now."
"Bang—bang—"
The sound of fireworks exploding came one after another from a distance.
Wen Xiangjun looked in the direction of the sound and said with a smile, "It's New Year's Eve."
"I heard that wishes at this time will come true." Zhao Yuanchun also looked over. Although she only saw a wall, she clasped her hands together and closed her eyes. "Yuanchun only wishes that Your Majesty and Your Majesty will be free from disasters, and that blessings will be spread all over the world. May your blessings and longevity be as solid as the mountains, and may your imperial foundation shine as brightly as the sun and the moon."
Upon seeing this, Wen Xiangjun quickly clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and said, "Then I wish Your Majesty and Your Majesty good health, good health. Oh, I wish them immortality!"
"Bang!"
More fireworks exploded in the sky.
Luo Fu stood in front of Cuiwei Palace, looking at the dazzling colors in the sky, but she didn't look very happy.
Murong Jin was beside her, wrapping her in a cloak. "What are you thinking, Concubine? Aren't the fireworks beautiful?"
Luo Fu shook her head: "It's beautiful. I was just thinking about Xiangjun and Yuanchun. I wonder how they are doing."
Murong Jin tutted his words, "You worry about a lot of people."
Tinglan and Qinghe, who were standing behind, couldn't help but purse their lips.
It's Chinese New Year today, so the imperial concubine is bound to be busy.
The palace has not been lively for many years. This year, because of the imperial concubine, all the palaces are celebrating. There are many festive things, and many things have to be reported to the imperial concubine for her decision.
After the imperial concubine finished her work in the palace, she was also busy studying government affairs and accompanying the old lady. Even Gao Zhangyin was persuaded by the imperial concubine to go back to celebrate the New Year.
The emperor finally had the chance to be with the imperial concubine without any human interference, but she was thinking about those two adults, so the emperor was naturally unhappy.
Luo Fu also knew that she had neglected Murong Jin for so many days. She turned back and kissed the corner of his mouth: "I am worried about you too. How is your Majesty today? Is he happy?"
She looked up at him, her sparkling eyes hiding a mischievous smile: "Your Majesty seems to be unhappy because he was too jealous during the New Year's Eve dinner."
Murong Jin was stunned and held her face in his hands: "If you dare to make me jealous too much, the people in the imperial kitchen will not be able to survive."
Luo Fu blinked: "Your Majesty, this is good. You won't let people die because of such a small matter."
"I am fine?"
Murong Jin's eyes were full of smiles. He bent down and wanted to kiss her red lips, but was hit by something. He moved his eyes down and saw that it was the ivory card in her hand.
It was three inches long, right between him and her.
His eyes looked strange again.
Luo Fu quickly hid it in her sleeve: "I just took it, I didn't look at it..."
This ivory plate was engraved with the official's name, hometown and other information. She wanted to study government affairs, so she had to remember what each official in the court looked like, where they were from, what position they held, what political achievements they had, etc.
You should know that the regular quota of civil servants in the central government is as high as 20,000. Although they are assisted by the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department, they still have to know the situation themselves.
She can't help but work hard.
But the guy in front of me is about to get angry again.
Luo Fu hugged Murong Jin and quickly stroked his fur: "I'm not as smart as you. You can remember it after just one look, but I need to look at it many times. How can I not look at it more? You also asked someone to carve it for me."
Murong Jin looked unhappy: "I carved it for you, but I didn't ask you to hold it at this time."
Luo Fu said: "No, no."
She handed the ivory plaque to Tinglan, then spread out her hands: "Your Majesty, look, there are no more."
Tinglan and Qinghe could hardly hold back their laughter.
The imperial concubine is coaxing the child.
But His Majesty just fell for it.
This ivory plate is nothing. The screens in the inner hall have been replaced with maps.
The names and hometowns of civil and military officials were posted on the left and right sides of the map, so the imperial concubine could see them from time to time.
This was something the imperial concubine asked the Imperial Household Department to make because of the ivory plaque.
After this is done, the imperial concubine will pay less attention to Your Majesty.
Besides, it is not good for the eyes, and His Majesty does not like it either. He wants to ask them to leave and let the imperial concubine learn slowly.
The imperial concubine was unwilling and acted like a spoiled child. After a few more coaxings, His Majesty was at a loss.
Your Majesty today has been taught very well by the Imperial Concubine.
*
After New Year’s Eve, time flies.
On the tenth day, Luo Fu received a secret report from Wen Xiangjun and Zhao Yuanchun.
After reading it, even she had a look of anger on her face.
Murong Jin was leaning on the side. Seeing this, he immediately stood up and half-circled around her: "What's wrong?"
Luo Fu gave him the secret letter: "Take a look."
Murong Jin took it and glanced at it: "Well, no wonder the concubine is angry, there are so many bastards."
He threw the secret letter back on the table and asked, "What does the imperial concubine intend to do with this?"
Luo Fu said, "There are too many people involved. Only Xiangjun and Yuanchun are untouchable. I want the Ministry of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation and deal with them according to the law after the facts are clarified."
Murong Jin leaned back and pulled the silk ribbon around her waist to play with it: "Your Highness is still so kind."
Love: …………
He raised his hand while holding the silk ribbon: "Noble Consort, please write a written order and ask the Ministry of Justice to investigate as soon as possible."
He could kill someone sooner.
It would be best to ask the cabinet to draft an imperial edict in this matter, but it takes time. A handwritten edict is faster and can also help the victim get redress sooner.
Luo Fu wrote the letter, stamped it with the imperial seal, and handed it to the eunuch, saying, "Take it to the Ministry of Justice immediately."
The eunuch hurriedly responded.
The old lady outside was coming over. She looked at the eunuch who had run away, then walked in and saluted Murong Jin first: "Your Majesty."
Murong Jin had to sit up properly.
Luo Fu quickly stood up and walked over to help her sit down: "Grandma, why are you here at this time? What's the matter?"
The old lady held her hand and nodded, "Fu'er, can you let me move out?"
Luo Fu was stunned for a moment: "Grandma, why did you suddenly want to move out? Isn't it good in the palace?"
"Okay, how can it be bad? It's just..."
The old lady didn't know what to say. Everything in the palace was good, but she just felt stuffy. Her granddaughter was busy all day, and it was boring for her to watch plays all day. If she lived outside, she could go out for a walk when she had free time and experience the daily life.
Murong Jin came over and said, "I guess the palace is boring. Since the old lady wants to live outside, then go ahead. When you get tired of living outside, you can come back and live here."
Luo Fu was somewhat reluctant, as that would mean she wouldn't be able to see her grandmother often. But looking at her grandmother's behavior, she must have been uncomfortable living in the palace for a long time and had been putting it off until now.
She was still unwilling to give up and lay in her arms: "Grandma, are you really going to move out? Fu'er will accompany you more in the future, please don't go out."
The old lady hugged her, her heart melting. But she didn't want her granddaughter to spend time with her, an old woman, and miss out on important things.
She patted her back gently and said, "Your Majesty is right. I'm just going out for a few days. When I get tired of living outside, I'll come back."
Luo Fu rubbed against the old lady's arms and said sullenly, "Okay then."
In fact, long before the old lady entered the palace, Murong Jin had already prepared a mansion outside the palace.
I’m just worried that the old lady won’t get used to living in the palace.
It comes in handy now that she's going to live outside.
Love stayed with the old lady all day and only sent her out at noon the next day when the weather was warm.
The old lady's carriage slowly drove out of the palace gate and onto the street.
The hawking of vendors along the road diluted the old lady's melancholy over the separation from her granddaughter.
She opened the car curtain and looked out.
"Hey, isn't that Captain Pei?"
Nanny Li, who came with the old lady, also looked outside and told the story when she saw someone familiar.
The old lady looked over and saw Pei Ji coming out of a drugstore, holding a medicine bag in his hand.
"It really is Pei Er. I heard that he and the eldest girl came to the capital. I wonder how they are doing."
Nanny Li said, "Since the old lady is concerned, just call the person over and ask about it."
The old lady nodded.
The two palace maids in the carriage said, "Stop the car."
The carriage stopped immediately, and the maid went out to Pei Ji and bowed, saying, "Master Pei, my old lady invites you."
Pei Ji paused, looked at the palace maid, and then looked in the direction of the carriage.
He saw the old lady looking at him with a smile in the car window.
He couldn't help but be stunned, and hurried over: "Grandma...Grandma, Pei Ji greets Grandma."
The old lady smiled and nodded: "Come up and sit down, I'll ask you something."
Pei Ji responded, lifted his robe and climbed onto the carriage.
The old lady asked him to sit down and asked, "You've lost a lot of weight. I saw you carrying a medicine bag. How come you're still not feeling well after arriving in the capital? And how is my eldest daughter?"
Pei Ji said, "Thank you for your concern, Grandma. I'm fine, and she's fine too. This is the medicine I prescribed for my mother."
The old lady was surprised and asked, "Is my wife sick?"
Pei Ji didn't want to say more, so he just replied, "It's my old illness. I didn't even know when you arrived in Beijing, so I couldn't come to pick you up earlier."
The old lady smiled and said, "I don't blame you. I came here before the New Year. His Majesty and Fu'er sent someone to pick me up. I went into the palace as soon as I arrived and only came out today. Of course you don't know."
Pei Ji had guessed it a long time ago, but hearing the word "Fu'er" still stirred up waves in his heart.
"The Queen brought Grandma here. I think she missed her. Why did Grandma leave the palace again?"
The old lady said, "Fu'er is too busy. She has to study government affairs every day. When I am in the palace, she has to divert her attention to accompany me. Besides, although the palace is good, it is a bit boring. I will stay here for a while."
Everyone knew that Luo Fu had entered the court to govern the country, and the old lady did not hide it.
Pei Ji didn't know.
He was recuperating at home and had only recently recovered, so he had not yet gone to the Northern Pacification Office.
"Your Majesty, are you going to study government affairs? Did His Majesty agree to this?"
The old lady smiled and said, "Yes."
Pei Ji was silent for a moment.
The old lady thought that he and Luo Fu had already married, and that the past was in the past. She didn't think much about it, but only thought about her granddaughter's current appearance. She sighed and said, "If only Fu'er's aunt were still alive. When she passed away, she missed Fu'er the most and was afraid that she would not survive. If she knew what Fu'er looked like now, she would definitely feel at ease."
Peace of mind?
Such a delicate girl deserves to be hidden in a golden house and raised in pampered condition.
If she is pushed out and left to face the turbulent situation in the court ignorantly, if something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Many people have lost their lives because of political affairs.
The old lady didn't understand and just thought it was a good thing. But if something really happened, who could still feel at ease!
Seeing that he was silent, the old lady asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Pei Ji came back to his senses and said casually, "Nothing, I was just thinking about what my grandmother said. I rarely hear about your aunt. I only know that she died when you were young."
The old lady thought of the budding girl and sighed, "Jia'er is a miserable person. Her family suffered a flood, her father was beaten by a bully, and her brother joined the army. She had no choice but to sell herself. I bought her but failed to protect her. Sigh..."
Everyone knows what happened next, but the old lady couldn't continue speaking. She always felt guilty towards Love's aunt.
She knew exactly what kind of person her son was and how powerful her daughter-in-law was.
If you buy such a beautiful girl, you will definitely not be able to protect her.
She should have given her some money at that time and found a good marriage for her, then she would not have died.
Pei Ji felt as if he had heard of such a thing somewhere before.
He thought about it and vaguely remembered that when the engagement was broken off and Mrs. Cui came to visit, his mother and Pei Yu mentioned Fu'er's concubine.
It's about a hunter's daughter who sold herself to bury her father...
He thought to himself and comforted the old lady with a few words.
The old lady nodded and said, "He is gone. Let's not talk about it anymore. As long as Fu'er is doing well, that's all that matters. You can go back too. I live on Yunlu Street. You and the eldest girl can come over and play if you have time."
Pei Ji responded and got off the carriage.
Watching the old lady's carriage go away, he slowly walked home with the medicine bag.
Suddenly he stopped.
It wasn't what my mother and Pei Yu said.
That’s what Qichuan said!
Qichuan said that his family was a hunter. After suffering from a flood, they had to join the army and left money for their father and elder sister to live on.
But he met a playboy from the capital, who kicked his father so badly that he was seriously injured. The family money was exhausted but the injury was not treated. There was even no money left to collect the body, so his eldest sister had no choice but to sell herself to bury her father.
From then on, she could no longer find her elder sister.
Pei Ji's breathing became tight.
Doesn’t this coincide with what the old lady said?
Qichuan couldn't find his elder sister because she had been bought to the Luo family by the old lady.
Then she died of dystocia.
Only Fu'er was left.
In other words, Qichuan is Fu'er's uncle!
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