On the tenth day of the eleventh month of the ninth year of the Xuanli reign, there was a heavy snowfall in Nanjing.
Xuanwu Lake has not yet frozen, and big red lanterns are lit at the Fu Mansion on the shore of Xuanwu Lake.
Fu Xiaoguan and Dong Sulan bid farewell to Qin Bingzhong and others and returned to their home after a long absence.
The house was in good order. It had been quite dull before, but now it was full of life with the return of the host and hostess.
Under bright lights and dusk-like snow, Fu Xiaoguan and Dong Shulan sat in Taoranting. Xiaoqi and his servants brought two basins of charcoal fire and asked happily, "Young Master and Young Madam, would you like something to eat?"
"It's cold, let's stew a pot of mutton to warm ourselves up." Fu Xiaoguan said as he roasted the fire, "Get two pots of wine to warm them up."
"I will arrange it right away."
Xiaoqi left happily. She was Dong Shulan's personal maid and had not seen the young lady for a long time, and had not seen her son-in-law for even longer.
When the young lady came back from Wu Dynasty, she noticed that her expression was different. Then she heard the news that her brother-in-law had died in Wu Dynasty. She was sad for the young lady for a long time.
Later, the young lady went to Xishan and left her at the Fu Mansion, saying that she was there to help look after her.
Now that the son-in-law has returned safely, this is naturally a great thing. I don’t know if the young lady has brought the son-in-law back to the Dong Mansion to report his safety to the master and mistress.
Dong Shulan tilted her head and looked at Fu Xiaoguan, "Why don't you come to my house for dinner? Let mom make you braised lion's head?"
Fu Xiaoguan smiled mischievously and rubbed his hands, "Let's have a good meal tonight!"
Dong Shulan's face turned red immediately. She naturally knew what this meant, so she rolled her eyes at Fu Xiaoguan, bit her lip lightly, but did not object.
Wen Yun is already pregnant. I knew Fu Xiaoguan earlier than her. How could I fall behind in this matter?
Then I will go back to Dong’s house to see my parents tomorrow. I am his anyway!
The two of them drank and ate. It was getting late and there was no other entertainment at that time, so they went into the main house.
It was snowing heavily outside, and the house was filled with fragrance.
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On the day when Fu Xiaoguan and Dong Shulan returned to Shangjing, the fat Fu Daguan also arrived at the Taoist temple.
An oil lamp, a table of vegetarian food, and two people sitting cross-legged facing each other.
"Brother, I have already checked in the Snow Mountain."
The Taoist temple master stroked his long beard, but did not ask what Officer Fu had found out. Instead, he said, "More than thirty people came out of the Western Wasteland and went in three directions."
"Where are you going?"
"The Moon Worship Sect's Right Protector Miao Xiaoxiao led ten people to Yongning Prefecture. The Left Protector Baili Hong led ten people to Wu Dynasty, probably to Guanyun City. And the Great Elder Mo Wen led ten people to Yi Country."
Officer Fu frowned, "How should we deal with this, Senior Brother?"
The abbot raised his wine glass and drank from it with Fu Daguan. "Miao Xiaoxiao went to Yongning Prefecture to disrupt my layout in Pingling and Quyi. I sent Su Jue, Su Rou, and Su Su to go. As for Baili Hong going to Wu Dynasty, it was naturally to kill Wu Linger."
"Once Wu Ling'er dies, the old woman can legitimately take full control of the Wu Dynasty. This time, I lose."
"So Wu Ling'er must not die!"
"Wu Ling'er is now in Jinghu Villa. She has her own female guards and tens of thousands of Blood Robe Guards. There is no need to worry about her safety."
Official Fu thought that Zhou Tongtong might have invited You Beidou to Jinghu Villa, so there would be even fewer people who could assassinate Wu Linger, so he didn't take it to heart anymore.
The abbot said at this moment: "Fu Xiaoguan is back."
Official Fu was shocked, "He's still alive?"
The abbot nodded slightly, "Although I don't know the reason, he is indeed alive, because he has already arrived in Jinling."
Official Fu frowned and asked, "Now that he has revealed himself, won't he be assassinated by the Moon Worship Cult?"
"So I asked Gao Yuanyuan and the other two to go to Xirong."
Is this to cut off the source of the problem?
But that is the base of the Moon Worshiping Cult. Gao Yuanyuan and the others have not reached the saint level, while the leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult is very likely to have already reached the saint level. Can Gao Yuanyuan and the others escape unscathed?
Mr. Fu was full of questions and said, "I don't care about your messy things, but Mr. Fu's safety must not be in danger again!"
"Don't worry, Su Jue and the other two will return to Fu Xiaoguan after they finish their business in Yongning Prefecture. Besides... you should also go to Jinling."
"I still have to find Gao Xian."
"He's not that important. Fu Xiaoguan is getting married, and as his uncle... he still recognizes you as his father, so shouldn't you attend?"
Official Fu was startled again, and his chubby face smiled, looking very happy.
He picked up the wine jug and filled a cup for the temple master. "Come on, come on, after all these days, I finally heard the best news. Let's have three cups!"
The abbot stroked his long beard and smiled, "I actually think you should return to the Wu Dynasty and become the emperor openly and honestly."
“No!”
Official Fu drank a glass of wine. "Back then, when I entered the Taoist temple, I went through great trouble to fake my own death and escape. Now, only a handful of people in this world know my identity. How could I possibly go back and become emperor?"
"Aren't you worried that the imperial power of the Wu Dynasty will fall into her hands? Have you ever considered that if Queen Mother Xi took control of the Wu Dynasty, she would definitely declare war on the Yu Dynasty?"
"What exactly is her status in the Moon Worship Cult?"
"For this, you need to go to the eighteenth floor of the Tianji Pavilion and look at the dusty files of your father."
"The imperial seal that opened the Eighteenth Floor has been lost... Senior Brother, do you think Wu Changfeng has ever been to the Eighteenth Floor to take a look?"
"Definitely not. Empress Dowager Xi is Wu Changfeng's mother, and even I am just speculating about Empress Dowager Xi. But I think if she is really a member of the Moon Worship Sect, there must be a file in the Moon Worship Sect. So Gao Yuanyuan and the others went to Xirong. Fighting was secondary. The main purpose was to enter the Moon Worship Sect headquarters to see if they could find any evidence about Empress Dowager Xi's identity."
Mr. Fu did not ask any more questions. These things were not important to him. As long as Mr. Fu was still alive, that was better than anything else.
Back then, he left Guanyun City and came here to learn martial arts from his master for more than ten years. When he reached the top of the first-class level, he went down the mountain and happened to meet the emperor's younger brother Wu Changfeng in Jinling.
Later, he was entrusted by Wu Changfeng to take care of Xu Yunqing and their child. He changed his surname and the child also took his surname. He raised Fu Xiaoguan incognito for seventeen years. As an uncle, he treated Fu Xiaoguan like his own son.
He knew a lot of things, so he didn't want Fu Xiaoguan to leave Linjiang at first, but Emperor Xuan and Emperor Wen both sent him a letter. After some thought, he finally let Fu Xiaoguan fly alone.
This kid is really amazing. He actually made a name for himself in the Yu Dynasty. Of course, this was not possible without the support of Emperor Xuan and Empress Shang, but at least he himself must have some abilities.
When Wu Changfeng wanted to summon Fu Xiaoguan to the Wu Dynasty under the pretext of a literary meeting, he was very worried, so he went to the Wu Dynasty, not really to buy the Jinghu Villa, but because he needed to have a good talk with Emperor Wen.
During this conversation, we talked about such a big thing. Emperor Wen died. Fortunately, I, a humble official, was lucky enough to have a good life.
He's alive, that's better than anything else!
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