Suning is here
Fu Huaiying held the cloak, glanced sideways, and looked at the coachman who was wiping the carriage. A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Girl, it's cold outside, come in."
Fu Huaiying nodded and stepped inside. The housekeeper happily came over to greet him upon seeing him return. "Master, you're back! There's food in the kitchen. Should we ask them to bring it out?"
"Has anyone come to visit recently?"
Steward Liu nodded. "During the days that Your Excellency was away, Imperial Censor Fu came often. Lord Fu from the Ministry of Rites also came a few times. It was strange that they came even though they knew Your Excellency was away. I stopped them. Don't worry, Your Excellency. Lord Su is inside now."
"Suning?"
"yes."
Fu Huaiying paused, squinted her eyes, and walked into the hall, where charcoal was burning and it was warm.
Da Hu raised his hand to take off her cloak, and then took Lin Yan'an's cloak from her hand.
"Fu Zhibi is back."
"Master Su, it is a great honor to have you here. How did you choose to come to my place today?"
Su Ning looked a little surprised, but he still bowed according to etiquette, "I've been here often these days, but you're not here."
Fu Huaiying sat down, took a sip of hot tea to warm herself up, and asked, "You came to see me? What do you want to see me for?"
Su Ning raised his eyes to look at Da Hu who was sitting with his legs crossed on the side, and signaled her with his eyes.
Fu Huaiying waved her hand. "There's nothing she can't hear. Just say whatever you want to say."
"Did you never intend to overturn the verdict from the beginning?"
Fu Huaiying chuckled. "Overturn a verdict? Overturn what verdict? An unjust case? A tragic case? That's the Dali Temple's business. What does it have to do with me?"
Su Ning was furious, "That's your grandfather!"
"Then what?"
Su Ning softened his tone, "If you want to overturn the verdict, I will help you."
"Do you want to help me, or do you want to use me to rescue King Huan?"
"Fu Huaiying, he promised me one thing once he ascended the throne! I will then bring up the matter of overturning the verdict! If you help me, as long as King Huan ascends the throne, the high position you want, the power you want, revenge, and overturning the verdict will all be within your reach!"
Fu Huaiying laughed, a look of sarcasm on her face. "Suning, I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect you were just smart on that face. Do you think he'll let you overturn the verdict? Who is he? He killed the crown prince, formed a clique, and even survived such serious crimes. Do you think he's someone you can get along with?"
Looking at Su Ning's unpredictable expression, she put down her teacup and continued, "You'd better shake the water in your head before talking to me. You know how filthy he is, and how many dirty tricks he uses. Su Ning, the first thing he will do when he ascends the throne is to kill you."
"Whose case do you think you are overturning? Whose stain is this case you want to overturn? Whose throne originally belonged to him? If he helps overturn your case, will his throne be secure? Suning, throw your brain away if you don't need it."
Su Ning sat down and looked at her gloomily, "So you chose the Fourth Prince? Can he overturn the verdict?"
Fu Huaiying laughed. "What was your intention in choosing Prince Huan? I had the same intention in choosing His Highness the Fourth Prince. Peace and prosperity are easy to say, but hard to do. It's hard to be a virtuous ruler. But is the one you chose virtuous? Is he benevolent? He can even kill his own brothers. Do you think he'll let you go? Of all the advice you gave him, is there anything you can bring to the table?"
"The road to succession is difficult. If he doesn't kill the prince, the prince will kill him one day. Being merciful is wrong."
Fu Huaiying nodded. "On the road to succession, mercy is wrong. That's a very good point, but you forgot the floods in the south and the layers of checkpoints. Why couldn't the memorials be delivered to the capital? The prince's nepotism was wrong, and his blocking of the memorials was even more wrong. He used the lives of the people to compete with the prince. They both regard human lives as worthless."
"But you also said before that it's normal to sacrifice a few people to achieve great things."
"I did say that, but do I need to be a wise ruler? I'm not benevolent, righteous, or virtuous, but at least I know I'm not fit to be an emperor. He can fight and rob, but he can't use the people as a raft."
Suning sat opposite her and took a big gulp of tea.
Fu Huaiying lowered her eyes and blew gently on the steaming tea. "Besides, he sent people to assassinate me and the Fourth Prince. We have been at loggerheads for a long time. Suning, are you too naive or do you think I'm too easy to deal with? Can a few verbal promises make me forget all grudges and help you get him out?"
"Fu Zhibi, the Fourth Prince is young and has no mother's family. The three princes have been in the imperial study since they were young. His Majesty hired famous teachers, but the Fourth Prince didn't. He just came from the countryside, so he can't do it."
Fu Huaiying's face turned cold. "He can't? But it's not the Fourth Prince who is being imprisoned for life. So what if he doesn't have his mother's family? He has me and Yan An behind him. What can the Shangshufang do? Isn't it that some people die and some are injured? Think before you speak next time."
She looked at Su Ning's hesitant look and suddenly felt annoyed. She waved her hand, too lazy to argue anymore. "Da Hu, let's go. I'm tired and want to go back to rest. Mr. Su, take care. I won't see you off."
After Fu Huaiying finished speaking, she stood up and left, leaving Su Ning in the hall. It was not that she wanted to give him the cold shoulder, but she simply didn't like anyone saying bad things about Huanli in front of her.
"Miss, this Mr. Su is really too much. Even the prince can make comments casually."
Fu Huaiying's face darkened. "He's holding on to my background and isn't afraid of me telling anyone. He's always looked down on Hu Li. The inherent arrogance of a child from an aristocratic family means he can't look down on children from the countryside. However, Hu Li will tell him what the true gap is."
"Your Highness is studious and patient. He will surely become a great man in the future."
Fu Huaiying lowered her eyes, touched the sleepy little snake in her sleeve, and her eyes softened. "I have been waiting for that day."
Da Hu could hardly hide the tears in his eyes.
"Girl, you've been running around all day, why don't you take a break?"
Fu Huaiying nodded, opened the door, took off her cloak, and lay down on the bed. She had been feeling tired and exhausted these past few days.
Da Hu covered her with a quilt and stuffed a hand warmer into the quilt. "It's a cold winter this year, girl, keep yourself warm and don't catch a cold."
"Do you think he'll be cold? Yunfeng Mountain is already covered in snow. Will he be cold there?"
Dahu couldn't hold back her tears, which fell on the quilt. She lowered her head and wiped them away. "The young marquis said that the sky is the quilt and the ground is the bed. The snow is thick this year, so it's not cold."
Fu Huaiying could no longer shed tears, her mind was filled with the endless snow on Yunfeng Mountain.
Da Hu turned sideways in a panic, stood in front of the shelf and sorted out his clothes, then slowly bent down, covering his mouth. The young marquis was gone...
Tears flowed uncontrollably. She and the young marquis had a relationship almost like that of a brother and sister. They grew up together, practiced martial arts, and played together. Although he was naughty, he was loyal and righteous.
When Fu Huaiying woke up, it was dark again. She slowly sat up. She had a severe headache, but she still felt very tired. She didn't even have the strength to light the lamp. She just sat on the bed blankly.
Da Hu pushed the door open and came in, saying softly, "Miss? Why don't you turn on the light? The room is too dark."
"A little tired."
Da Hu immediately stepped forward, touched her forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief, finding that she did not have a fever.
She turned sideways and lit the lamp. There was a dim light burning in the room. Fu Huaiying looked at it sideways, a little dazed.
Feeling inexplicably tired, she lay down again. Da Hu laughed, "Girl, you just woke up, why are you lying down again?"
"A little sleepy."
"My girl, you just woke up. You can't sleep like this all the time. Get up and move around."
Fu Huaiying grabbed the quilt with both hands, revealing only a pair of eyes, and shook her head, "No."
Da Hu was helpless, "Then we have to get up and eat, right?"
"Fuguang, I'm so tired. I don't want to get up or eat."
"I'll feed you."
She still shook her head. When Da Hu said it for the second time, she had already curled up in the quilt and refused to answer.
Da Hu had no choice but to give up and poured her some tea. "Forget it if you don't want to eat. Just drink some water."
Fu Huaiying finally gave in and slowly crawled out of the quilt. Although the charcoal fire in the room was bright, she still shivered when she got up.
"Still cold?"
Da Hu's forehead was already sweating. Seeing that Fu Huaiying was still cold, he felt a little worried. Maybe she had frozen herself at the border before.
"When will this snow stop?" Fu Huaiying looked at the falling snow outside the house. "When will spring come?"
Da Hu comforted her, "Spring will be here soon. Then we can go out for fun on horseback. The flowers outside the city will be in bloom by then."
"Take Huanli with you for an outing when the time comes."
Da Hu sighed, "I don't know if he can go with me when the time comes."
Fu Huaiying smiled and said, "It's a good thing that he can go with us. It's even better if he can't."
Da Hu thought about it and agreed. If he couldn't go, he would be the emperor. But people change. He wondered if Huan Li would become like Emperor Huanyu after becoming emperor...
Fu Huaiying seemed to read her thoughts and raised his hand to touch her. "It's okay. Huanli told us to trust him. We have supported each other for so long, from the Fu family's courtyard to the palace. He deserves my trust."
Da Hu lowered his head and rubbed her neck again and again, "I believe you, young lady."
She didn't really trust Chen Huanli, but she believed in the girl's choice.
late at night
Fu Huaiying couldn't sleep, so she gently walked around Dahu, got out of bed, put on her cloak, opened the door and walked out. The snow outside had stopped.
"Huaiying."
Fu Huaiying's hands trembled and she turned around suddenly. It was Lin Yan'an.
"Lin Yanan?"
“…”
What did he say? She didn't hear it, but she saw Lin Yan'an retreating continuously.
Fu Huaiying was a little flustered and quickly hurried after him, "What did you say? Lin Yan'an! What did you say?"
Lin Yan'an's speed became faster and faster until he disappeared. She ran for her life but could not catch up with him.
"Lin Yan'an!"
"Girl...Girl..."
When Fu Huaiying heard Dahu's voice, she turned around suddenly, but was pulled inexplicably.
She opened her eyes and looked at the person in front of her in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"girl……"
Da Hu only heard her call Lin Yanan twice, and then he suddenly sat up with cold sweat on his forehead.
Fu Huaiying wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled bitterly, "It's okay, I just had a dream. Did it bother you?"
"No...it's almost daybreak, and the snow outside has stopped. It might not be that cold these next two days."
"His Majesty told me to rest for two days before returning to work. I won't be entering the palace for the next two days."
Da Hu got out of bed and lit the lamp. "Get some rest these two days. We are close to the imperial city, so we can get the news as soon as possible if anything happens."
"I was a little worried about Huanli before, but now I feel relieved. During the time I was away, Huanli was handling all the affairs of Qili Garden. He also gradually took over the affairs of the court. He has grown up."
"Those who are capable should do more work."
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