Lu Yan is no longer the Lu Yan she once was. The passing of life has made her more sober and stronger day by day. Now, death is a foregone conclusion for her. She is no longer as scared as she was before. She has even gotten used to it. She even jokes with the female doctor who comes to give her an IV and injection, and counts the days she has left.
But she accepted it, while her biological mother Ge couldn't. Every time Lu Yan said this, she would wipe her tears, and her eyes were so wet that she could hardly see anything. At the beginning, she would persuade her, but she became numb after persuading her. Although she would have expectations when she saw her daughter's increasingly rosy complexion, Lu Yan would always suppress her expectations at the first opportunity.
Lu Song also noticed the change in Lu Yan, but he sighed and said, "You know your own body best. We can only see the surface. I say this to give you some hope, instead of planning for death too early."
Lu Yan smiled bitterly and tried to persuade her father: "It's not too early, father. In less than half a month, my daughter will die. It's only more than ten days, how can it be considered early? Father is right, I know my own body best. I was going to see the King of Hell on New Year's Eve, and one foot was on the verge of death, but was pulled back by Princess Ji'an. Princess Ji'an is really a good doctor!" She looked at Lu Song and suddenly asked: "Did father speak for the Ninth Prince in the court that day?"
Lu Song nodded, "It is true. Now I am working with Right Prime Minister Feng to come up with test questions, targeting the officials of the Eighth Prince's faction." As the Left Prime Minister, Lu Song used to have some exchanges with Ge about the affairs of the court, but he never talked to his children. He didn't think that the little girl could understand much about the affairs of the court. What they cared about was nothing more than rouge, powder, jewelry and brocade. But since Lu Yan fell ill and Feng Yuheng treated her for a while, she seemed to have changed completely and became more shrewd. She was not as willful as before. He also got used to talking to his daughter more after the court was dismissed every day, and he didn't even hide the affairs of the court anymore.
But Madam Ge was still a little hesitant. She asked Lu Song, "Does this mean that Master has openly surrendered to His Majesty the Ninth Prince? I still feel a little unwilling to accept this."
Lu Song shook his head and said to Ge: "It's not a question of whether we are willing or not, but we have no choice at all. Right now, the court is nothing more than the struggle between the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince. Let's not talk about who will win or lose. The Eighth Prince's attitude towards our Yan'er has doomed our Lu family to not follow his path."
Thinking of Xuan Tiansheng's attitude towards Lu Yan, Ge was chilled to the bone and gnashed her teeth. "At the beginning, he asked the Ninth Prince to bring back so many things, and prepared so many jewelry and clothes for Yan'er, all of which were the best. I thought he also cared about Yan'er, but I didn't expect that he would turn his face and ignore her as soon as he heard that Yan'er was sick."
Hearing this, Lu Yan suddenly laughed. She said to Ge, "Did mother really think that he didn't want to accept this marriage because of her daughter's illness? How could it be so simple? The reason why this marriage didn't work out is because it was not what His Highness had in mind at all. And the reason why he was able to send the things back first was that he mistakenly thought it was arranged by Concubine Yuan, but he didn't expect that Concubine Yuan's words that reached the southern border had been replaced. Father turned to His Highness the Ninth Prince, and he made the right choice, because His Highness the Eighth Prince and Concubine Yuan's mother and son are both ruthless people. His Highness the Ninth Prince whips people openly, but His Highness the Eighth Prince is a sinister person, and he harms us behind our backs."
After hearing this, Ge shuddered and subconsciously asked, "Yan'er means that the poison you were poisoned with is related to the Eighth Prince?"
"Hmph." Lu Yan snorted coldly, "Even if it has nothing to do with him, it must have something to do with Concubine Yuan." She had been bedridden for more than half a month, but she had figured out all the twists and turns here. She analyzed it to Lu Song and his wife: "Concubine Yuan didn't want this marriage to come true, so she would definitely try every means to stop it behind the scenes. But the emperor and the empress had spoken first, how could she stop it? The only way is to let the two people who spoke to find a solution for her! Of course, the emperor would never care about her affairs. Concubine Yuan's only hope is the empress."
"The Queen?" Ge was shocked. "You mean that Concubine Yuan persuaded the Queen to change her mind and help her break up your marriage?" She suddenly thought of something and blurted out - "It's that Blood Swallow!"
Mrs. Ge was shocked, but Lv Song and Lv Yan had expected it, and were not surprised. In fact, it was not surprising to Mrs. Ge either, after all, she had doubted the blood swallow, and although she later asked someone to check it, all the doctors said that there was no problem with the blood swallow, she still couldn't let it go, and later she didn't let Lv Yan continue to eat it, and kept it there.
"Mother, you don't have any suspicions at all, do you?" Lu Yan smiled bitterly. "I was poisoned for no apparent reason. The whole house has been thoroughly investigated, and nothing is wrong. And the things I took, other than the blood swallow, were nothing special. It's so obvious, why would mother still doubt?"
Lu Song also said, "That's right. Although we did find someone to check it out, I also thought about it afterwards. The blood swallows were obviously from the palace. The doctors were not fools. After learning that it was from the palace, who would dare to say that it had problems? Even if they did, they would shake their heads because they didn't want to offend the people in the palace."
Mrs. Ge thought for a while and spoke again: "I know, it's not surprising that the problem lies with the blood swallows. I'm just surprised that Yan'er said that it was Concubine Yuan who found the queen, and the queen gave the blood swallows. But why did the queen help her? Or maybe the queen didn't think of helping her, and she tampered with the blood swallows herself?"
Lu Yan couldn't analyze this, and just said, "Both are possible, but the truth of the matter is beyond my daughter's reach. But sooner or later, someone will investigate this matter. This marriage was initiated by Princess Ji'an, and now it's messed up. Even if she doesn't make trouble now, she will settle the account sooner or later. So I have no regrets, and I also advised my father to get close to the Ninth Prince and Princess Ji'an, and not have anything to do with the Eighth Prince. Our family is in this state now, and we can't afford to lose again."
She had talked a lot today and felt a little tired. After she finished her last sentence, she said no more, closed her eyes, and gradually fell asleep.
Ge helped her cover the quilt, and she and Lu Song left the house one after another. The two looked at each other and saw fatigue and old age in each other's eyes.
A series of events happened in the capital, and at the same time, in Lanzhou in the southern border, in a three-story courtyard, Feng Jinyuan, Yao, and Fu Ya were already living a happy life as a family of three.
Fu Ya was not at home that day, only Feng Jinyuan and Yao were at home, and the prefect of Lanzhou, Ji Lingtian, came to visit with his wife Jiang. Ji Lingtian brought two cans of tea and just entered the yard. He said warmly from a distance: "It's just after the New Year, I think your house doesn't lack anything. I don't know what to bring when I visit. After thinking about it, I decided to bring two cans of tea. This is a New Year's gift from a small country in the southern border. It tastes different from our Dashun tea and is very pure and fragrant."
Jiang also went to meet Yao, and the two held hands and talked very warmly.
Feng Jinyuan asked the guests to sit down in the hall. The servants prepared tea and placed snacks on Jiang's side. The snacks made by the pastry chefs in the south were much more delicate than those in Kyoto. Each one was small and exquisite, with bright colors, and looked delicious.
Jiang pointed at the dim sum and said to Yao, "I wonder if Madam is used to eating them. Our chefs in the south like to knead fresh flowers into the dough. The dim sum they make has the fragrance and color of fresh flowers. They are delicate and delicious."
Yao quickly replied with a smile: "That's right! It tastes much better than the best pastry shop in Beijing."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Jiang smiled and narrowed her eyes. "Last time I went to Kyoto, I couldn't get used to the food there. It tasted very rough when I bit into it, like a coarse flour bun."
Yao nodded in response, but she was thinking in her heart that the pastries in the capital were not as exquisite as those in the south, but sometimes the taste and texture of the pastries that Feng Yuheng brought to her were much better, even the best chefs in the south could not compare to them. She didn't know where Feng Yuheng's pastries came from. She asked people at the beginning and heard that the girl made them herself, but she couldn't figure out when Feng Yuheng would make pastries. Now think about it, it's true, she is not her daughter at all, how can she know what she can do.
The woman was studying snacks, while the man was talking about court affairs. Ji Lingtian was not shy, and he clasped his fists towards Feng Jinyuan and said, "I used to admire the talent of Prime Minister Feng very much, but unfortunately he was harmed by a traitor and lost his job and salary. I was really sad for a long time after hearing this. However, Prime Minister Feng is now finally getting his reward after all the hardships. You can stay here in the South Realm with peace of mind. His Highness the Eighth Prince has already sent a letter by flying eagle, asking me to take good care of him. When His Highness inherits the throne in the future, the position of Left Prime Minister must be reserved for Prime Minister Feng to avenge the previous shame!"
These words made Feng Jinyuan's blood boil. The reason why he agreed to come to the Southern Realm so readily was probably because of this. He was once the Left Prime Minister, so glorious, but later he lost his position and the Feng Mansion, and ended up like that in a short time. Whenever he thought of his glorious days, he felt like he couldn't live anymore. If he was still the Left Prime Minister, how could he end up like that in the capital?
He nodded to Ji Lingtian and said, "Lord Ji is right. My ambition is all about my country and the world. Now that Your Highness the Eighth Prince has not abandoned me, I will certainly help you. In the future, I will also protect this country for Your Highness the Eighth Prince and will never let the villains plot against me again!" Ever since he came to the Southern Realm, he has been flattered by Ji Lingtian. He even calls himself "this prime minister" when speaking, as if he was still the Left Prime Minister.
After hearing this, Ji Lingtian and his wife Jiang looked at each other quickly, and both of them slightly curled their lips.
Big fish, taken the bait!
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