Chapter 628: Repay Her Well
"Does Lord Pinghe know who Doctor Fu is with?"
"That masked man?"
In the past few days, Xiao Lanyuan came to pick up Fu Zhaoning every day, but he wore a mask every day. He had never seen the other party's true face, but he knew that his martial arts skills were unfathomable and he was very protective of Fu Zhaoning.
They often hold hands, so he must be Fu Zhaoning's husband.
"Not about him."
"Who are you talking about? Famous Chef Du? She is Mr. Du's great-niece. I know that."
"I'm not talking about Mr. Du."
"Then which one are you talking about? Just say it directly! Don't beat around the bush." Pinghe Gong was getting impatient.
"Shen Xuan!"
Commander Lin said it directly.
"Shen Xuan, she calls me uncle! Although I don't know if they are real uncle and nephew, there is a relationship anyway. I heard the news from Mancheng that there is a stone quarry there. Recently, I heard that they are going to transport a batch of stone materials out. It is a heavy task."
Lord Pinghe frowned.
Commander Lin continued, "So, they'll drive a group of prisoners to the mines and make them dig and move rocks. You know, that's hard work, and one mistake can kill you. Do you still remember that the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Qiong, is now in Barbarian City? Your eldest son-in-law was also sent to Barbarian City not long ago, right?"
Pinghe Gong's brows slowly tightened.
Upon hearing this, Lord Liu coughed twice and said, "At the morning court today, His Majesty said that the Ganges River had floods in previous years, so this year we must mine more stones to build embankments to prevent floods from happening again. The prisoners in Barbarian City are all strong and vicious, so we should let them do more work, which is also a chance for them to make up for their crimes and make meritorious contributions."
After leaving the court, they pondered over it and decided that His Majesty might be trying to test Shen Qiong again!
Because Princess Fuyun was praying for blessings that day, His Majesty asked all the Shen family members to be present to serve tea and wave ceremonial banners for Princess Fuyun, saying that this was giving the Shen family the blessing that was closest to Princess Fuyun, but Shen Xuan actually refused.
The reason for the refusal was that his parents at home were still ill and he did not dare to offend the eldest princess.
On that day, Princess Fuyun opened an altar to pray for blessings. Citizens from all over the city knelt down in front of the altar. Those who could not squeeze to the front knelt down far away in the street.
There was a sea of people.
This day was even more grand than the day Princess Fuyun returned to Beijing.
Many people tried their best to squeeze to the front. The closer they were to Princess Fuyun, the more blessings they would receive.
This is a display that no princess in any other country has ever had.
On that day, hundreds of birds flew over the Imperial Street of the imperial capital, and celestial music could be heard in the sky. Although not everyone heard it, some people did. Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Gradually, more and more people said they had heard something, too.
When the morning light shone down, the people in front saw that Princess Fuyun seemed to be surrounded by a circle of golden light.
They were all saying in shock that Princess Fuyun must have done great deeds and was blessed by the Buddha.
Princess Fuyun sat upright on the stage, her brows relaxed and her expression elegant, looking like a holy fairy who had been raised in front of the Buddha for a thousand years.
In order to get a position closer to Princess Fuyun, many people gave huge amounts of silver or expensive gifts.
The emperor gave the Shen family such an honor, but the Shen family actually refused!
"Your Majesty feels that the Shen family is ungrateful and even out of control, and now wants to deal a blow to Shen Xuan."
Commander Lin looked around as he said these words.
Lord Liu also looked over subconsciously.
Seeing his behavior, Lord Pinghe frowned and said something else, "Have you found the traitor in Lord Liu's mansion?"
"That one, wasn't he killed by Divine Doctor Fu?" Lord Liu thought of the scene where Fu Zhaoning had cut the man's throat with a knife, and felt a little cold in his heart.
"Didn't find it?"
"No, it's really gone."
Lord Liu quickly waved his hands, "I'm scared too, okay? So I checked everyone in the family carefully, and that person is the problem."
"Have you found out who he is? Have you also found out what his purpose was in sneaking into your house?" Pinghe Gong asked again.
"I haven't found anything yet. I'm still investigating—"
"You better be careful."
Although Pinghe Gong said this, in fact, after that day, he also conducted a thorough investigation at home.
Commander Lin was the same, everyone was scared.
No one knew why the traitor had sneaked into the Liu residence or what he was doing. Who knew if there was someone else lurking in their house, waiting to rush out at some point and stab them in the back.
"Now let's talk about the Shen family. His Majesty wants to mess with Shen Qiong. This matter must fall on your eldest son-in-law," Commander Lin looked at Lord Pinghe, "but now Doctor Fu has a relationship with the Shen family. Lord Pinghe, you decide what to do."
They also wanted to help Doctor Fu with this matter.
Lord Lin also nodded, "That's right, we still don't know how to repay Doctor Fu."
They all looked at Lord Pinghe, waiting for his statement.
Pinghe Gong himself was a little confused.
"I remember Shen Qiong, but hasn't he been exiled to Barbarian City for many years? Do you think he is gone?"
"Shen Qiong is just a scholar. He was a handsome and noble young man back then. He would not be able to survive if exiled to a place like Barbarian City."
Commander Lin frowned. He could probably still remember what Shen Qiong looked like.
He doesn't look like someone who can endure hard labor.
Lord Liu shook his head. "That's not necessarily true. Think about it, who is he? Shen Xuan's brother. Would Shen Xuan really leave him alone? I guess he must have sent someone to take care of him over the years."
Although we cannot get the person back, we will not completely ignore him.
"And you should also know how rich the Shen family is. When Shen Qiong was exiled to Barbarian City, he might have brought a lot of life-extending pills and the like. Maybe he could really survive."
When Lord Pinghe heard this, he was silent for a moment.
"I'll write a letter to my eldest son-in-law and ask him carefully."
"Send someone to deliver it, as fast as possible."
Commander Lin thought for a moment and said, "How about we just ask Divine Doctor Fu? We have to know if this is what she wants."
Their feelings for Fu Zhaoning are now so strong that they don't know what to give in order to repay him.
"Ask me what?"
Fu Zhaoning had walked out at some point and was standing at the door looking at them.
Pinghe Gong and the other two looked at each other.
Since she has heard it all, just say it straight out.
"Dr. Fu, we want to ask, do you know Shen Qiong?"
Fu Zhaoning was stunned for a moment.
She was thinking of finding an opportunity to talk to Mr. Pinghe about this matter, but she didn't expect them to bring it up on their own initiative.
"know."
Fu Zhaoning spoke slowly.
After returning to Nian Garden, Fu Zhaoning hurried to find Shen Xuan.
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