Chapter 193 Chapter 193 Making a fool of oneself in public
Upon hearing the news, Princess Yuan'an's expression remained unchanged, she just snorted coldly.
"You can't discipline your children, and you only want to cause trouble for others. You still haven't made any progress." She said coldly, "It's better that your leg is broken, so that you don't always go out to cause trouble for others, bully men and women, and do all kinds of evil."
She knew very well what kind of characters those princes and grandchildren of the emperor were, and she believed that they would not change even after ten or eight years.
Yuzhu pretended not to hear and continued to talk about other news.
Ever since Fu Wenxiao returned to Beijing safely, some of the people who had been silent due to the incident in the Fu family have been re-employed, and Princess Yuan'an no longer hides herself away from the world.
For the sake of her son who was not sure whether he was alive or dead, she chose not to listen or ask, and to keep to herself, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the saint in the palace.
After Yuzhu finished speaking, Princess Yuanan gave her a few instructions and then let her go.
Before leaving, Yuzhu glanced at Yu Li who was eating snacks silently beside her, understood something, and retreated respectfully.
Princess Yuan An turned around and saw Yu Li finishing her snack. She called a palace maid and said, "I heard that the kitchen has made roasted pheasant with mandarin duck today. Bring it over for Li Niang to try."
The palace maid responded and quickly went down to make arrangements.
Yu Li's face was full of anticipation, and he thought it would be a nice day to eat and drink in the palace.
But when she was sleeping at night, lying in the warm bed, she was woken up by the heat several times, so she had to get up and drink half a pot of water to replenish her water.
The next day, Yu Li looked very listless.
Princess Yuan An was a little worried, "Mother Li, didn't you get enough rest?"
Yu Li glanced at her and said casually: "Nothing, it's just that Xiao Ge'er is not here, and I can't sleep well..."
She was a typical woman who was afraid of heat but not cold. Because Princess Yuan'an was in poor health, the heating in Qingxiao Palace was burning very hot. Without Fu Wenxiao to help her cool down, she was sweating in such a cold weather, so how could she sleep soundly?
Princess Yuanan was startled when she heard this, and then found it a little funny.
Nanny Ru brought a bowl of steamed cheese with cherry sauce and smiled when she heard this: "The wife of the prince is missing the prince."
Seeing that everyone in the hall had a joking look on their faces, Yu Li was thick-skinned and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She really missed Fu Wenxiao and missed his body temperature.
Others help warm the bed, but he helps cool it down.
Princess Yuan An glanced out the window and found that the snow had stopped. She said, "The plum blossoms should be blooming, right?"
"Your Highness, they are already in bloom." Yuzhu said with a smile, "The plum blossoms in the corner of Qingxiao Palace are in full bloom."
Princess Yuan An nodded and said, "Have someone pick some plum blossoms and make some plum blossom candy."
My daughter-in-law loves to satisfy her appetite and has a good appetite. Delicious food can attract and please her more than anything else.
Sure enough, when he heard her say that, Yu Li turned his attention to her, with an expectant look on his face, which made people want to satisfy her.
Princess Yuan'an thought that this child was really simple and adorable. She had come to the palace several times, and all the palace maids in Qingxiao Palace who had seen her disliked her. Even though she didn't talk much and spent most of her time just eating and drinking casually, it was a pleasure to watch her eat and drink.
It is always better to live a simple life than a complicated one. Simplicity makes people feel happier.
It was dinner time again, and the meal was very rich, filling the entire table.
Although Princess Yuan'an was under house arrest in the palace, her superiors did not dare to treat her harshly. Her food, clothing, housing and transportation were all in accordance with the standards of the former princess. Especially in terms of food, a lot of fresh food was delivered every day. If it was not consumed, it would be given to the servants as a reward. Many of them would even be left there until they went bad.
"What a waste." Yu Li couldn't help but say.
Think about the common people, many of whom are hungry, but the wealthy and powerful think the food is not fresh enough, so they either throw away the food or let it go bad.
Of course, given the way the world is, she couldn't blame anything, but she felt very sad about the wasted food.
Princess Yuan An said: "Now that Li Niang is here, it's not a waste."
After hearing this, Yu Li decided to eat more.
After dinner, it was already dark and Yu Li planned to leave.
Before leaving, she took the opportunity to help Princess Yuan'an and gave her supernatural powers, then looked at her still pale face.
The princess mother-in-law is not young, but maybe because she has taken good care of herself and is naturally beautiful, she looks like she is in her early thirties. It is really hard to imagine that she has a son as old as Fu Wenxiao. When they stand together, they look more like siblings.
Yu Li took the opportunity to feel her pulse again. It was much stronger now and her body was recovering at a steady pace.
After her body recovers, we can consolidate it in the future and let the princess practice some basic physical skills, so that she can live to be a hundred years old without any problem.
Thinking of this, she felt relieved.
After bidding farewell to the princess and her mother-in-law, Yu Li turned back along the way and arrived in the capital at two o'clock in the morning.
When she jumped from the roof, she fell into someone's arms.
Yu Li put his hands on his shoulders and asked, "Why are you here?"
Fu Wenxiao hugged her. The clothes on her body were freezing cold, and her exposed skin was also cold, but her body under the clothes was warm.
He nuzzled her face and said softly, "You said you'd come back today."
Yu Li smiled and said, "Your reaction ability is pretty good. You can even catch me." She had noticed that there was someone here before, but she didn't care. She didn't expect that he would react so quickly and hug her in the first place.
Fu Wenxiao just smiled and said nothing.
At the palace, she always caught him on the ground, so naturally he wanted to catch her in person this time.
It was a cold night, Fu Wenxiao hugged her for a while and then pulled her back to the room.
Yu Li went to wash up first and came back with wet hair. She sat there drinking hot soup while Fu Wenxiao used a towel to wrung her hair dry.
The two chatted casually. Yu Li told him about what happened in the palace over the past two days, and Fu Wenxiao also said that he visited Mr. Wang yesterday and planned to go to a calligraphy and painting meeting held by a scholar in Jiangnan with Mr. Wang in a few days.
The literary culture in Jiangnan was flourishing and there were many talented people. Now that all the successful candidates have come to Beijing to take the imperial examinations and gathered in the capital, there are naturally many pretentious gatherings.
Fu Wenxiao planned to show up.
You can bring the female members of your family with you to this calligraphy and painting club.
Yu Li asked: "Do you need me to go with you?"
"It would be great if Ali could go with me." He said implicitly, "The calligraphy and painting meeting will be held in a garden of a wealthy businessman in the capital. The scenery there is nice, and I heard there are a lot of delicious food..."
Yu Li was very interested and asked what was available to eat. After listening to what he said, he decided to go with him.
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Yu Li went back and forth to the palace once more, and in a blink of an eye he arrived at the calligraphy and painting meeting.
Early in the morning, Yu Li was forced to sit in front of the dressing table, and the maids dressed her up, washing her face, drawing her eyebrows, applying lipstick, tying her hair, and putting flowers in her hair...
It took nearly an hour before Yu Li was finally able to walk out of the room, but he still felt a lingering fear.
Qing Huan looked at her with satisfaction and said softly, "Madam, there may be distinguished guests coming to this calligraphy and painting club. We have to dress up nicely. As the saying goes, respect the clothes first and then the person. I don't want you to be wronged..."
Yu Li didn't think she would be wronged. She could wear coarse linen or silk and satin. No matter what she wore, she felt that no one would be so tactless as to do anything in front of her. She was not a pushover.
Her attention was on the noble person, and she asked, "Who will the noble person be?"
Qing Huan said tactfully: "I am not sure either. Perhaps some nobles heard the news and knew that the prince would also attend, so they wanted to meet him..."
Yu Li understood a little after hearing this.
While she was wondering whether those nobles had a grudge against Fu Wenxiao, she walked out of the room and looked up to see Fu Wenxiao standing outside the door.
Their eyes met, and she suddenly felt happy when she saw the surprise in his eyes.
Yu Li walked over holding up her skirt and asked, "Xiao brother, are we leaving now?"
"Eat something first to fill your stomach." Fu Wenxiao said, his eyes still on her, his voice a little hoarse, "A-Li is very beautiful."
Yu Li reached out and touched the hairpin in her hair, nodded and said, "They spent an hour on this and put makeup on me, so it must look good."
If it doesn’t look good, Qinghuan and the others’ efforts will be in vain.
Fu Wenxiao looked at her with a smile, raised his hand and gently rubbed her warm face.
Her skin was fair, and she didn't put on any special makeup, just simply applied lipstick, which made her look very good, with red lips, white teeth, bright eyes and white teeth, making it almost impossible to look away.
He always knew that she was good-looking, but he didn't expect that after dressing up like this, she would be so...bright and charming.
When the two of them went to eat, Fu Yanhui and Fu Yansheng saw them and started to praise them sweetly.
"My little aunt is so beautiful."
"My little aunt is a fairy from heaven."
Zhou smiled and said, "She is as beautiful as a fairy in the sky, right?"
Fu Yansheng said in a baby voice: "My aunt is a fairy, and she can fly." Of course, someone who can fly is a fairy.
Zhou was choked and unable to refute.
After dinner, the two set off in a carriage.
When the carriage left Liuwen Lane, Yu Li lifted the curtain and looked out. He noticed several pairs of gazes and understood what was going on, so he lowered the curtain.
She said, "There aren't many people watching today. There are only three places where people are watching."
Fu Wenxiao was very calm. He was not worried about the debts he had. There were many people staring at him, and he was used to it.
The carriages moved slowly in the city. The roads in the capital were wide enough to allow several carriages to travel side by side.
After all, it was in the city, and carriages generally wouldn't go too fast to avoid accidentally hitting people. Only those unscrupulous dandies would ride their horses in the city, causing people to fall to the ground. When they saw the people suffering, they would laugh viciously.
However, ever since the recent incident of the emperor's grandson breaking his leg while riding a horse, the dandy young men in the capital now dare not ride horses in the city, for fear that they might break their legs one day.
The common people were all sighing in their hearts that business had been much smoother recently and they hoped that those playboys would stop causing trouble.
After walking for more than an hour, we finally arrived at our destination.
I saw many carriages waiting outside the garden to enter, all of which were here to attend the calligraphy and painting meeting today.
When it was their turn, the coachman handed over the post, and the carriage drove into the garden and stopped in a spacious place.
When Yu Li got off the carriage, the horse suddenly bent down and the carriage leaned forward to make it easier for them to get off.
Yu Li got out of the car calmly, followed by Fu Wenxiao.
In the eyes of people who didn't know the situation, they thought something had happened to the horse at first. But when they saw the two people get off the car, the horse stood up again, and they were all stunned.
Before they could figure out what was going on, someone came over.
Mr. Wang came over with his wife and said enthusiastically, "Brother Fu, sister-in-law, you are here."
Fu Wenxiao smiled and returned the greeting.
Mrs. Wang held Yu Li's hand and said, "Mother Li, I haven't seen you for a few days. What have you been busy with recently? You haven't come to play with me."
Yu Li made an excuse: "The weather is too cold, I don't want to go out."
"Indeed." Madam Wang sighed, "The weather in the capital is really cold. It's hard for us southerners to adapt to it. I heard that several scholars from Nanjun Province fell ill as soon as they arrived in the capital, and they haven't recovered yet."
"Is it so serious?" Yu Li asked again, "Have you called a doctor?"
"Yes, they said it was because of the climate and the cold weather."
“…”
After the greetings, Fu Wenxiao and Mr. Wang went to the place where calligraphy and painting were done, while Yu Li and Mrs. Wang rested in the attic nearby.
After they left, those who saw Ma Fuxu finally reacted.
"The person just now should be Fu Wenxiao, the champion of Nanjun Province."
"So it's him. He is indeed a very handsome man. I heard he has great literary talent and is an expert in both calligraphy and painting."
"No wonder he was invited to today's calligraphy and painting meeting. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to see his works later."
“…”
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There were already quite a few female relatives in the attic. They were the families of the successful candidates who came to attend the calligraphy and painting meeting today. Many of them were known to Mrs. Wang. When they came over, they all greeted Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang took Yu Li to meet the female relatives and introduced Yu Li to them.
"So this is Fu Jieyuan's wife. They are indeed a perfect match."
Everyone who saw Yu Li praised him sincerely. They were on good terms with Mrs. Wang, so their personalities were naturally quite considerate.
Yu Li was always taciturn in front of people he didn't know, and he ate the snacks on the table in silence.
There were servants serving in the attic. When they saw her finish her snacks, they brought some more over.
The dim sum was well made, it was from Jiangnan, and tasted sweet. Yu Li accepted all the dim sum, and if someone asked her about it, she would say a few words. With Mrs. Wang's help, the atmosphere was harmonious and harmonious.
After sitting for half an hour, I suddenly heard a noise coming from outside.
"What's going on?" The female relatives looked outside and found that the scholars who were originally discussing calligraphy and painting were rushing in one direction.
Soon someone came to tell them: "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, the Prince of England, and Princess Fuhui are here."
Hearing this, the women in the attic suddenly became nervous and quickly stood up.
The female relatives present were all from other places, and there were very few people from the capital. The important figures they usually saw were mostly local officials, princes, and princesses. To them, these were very distant figures and extremely noble existences.
Because Princess Fuhui was also there, the female members of the family had to go over and pay their respects.
A group of women, led by servants, went over there.
When they arrived at the scene, they found that the atmosphere was a little wrong.
The Fifth Prince and others were sitting in the pavilion, and a group of scholars were standing outside, their faces looking somewhat stiff.
The fifth prince was a fat man in his thirties. He was so fat that even the armchair could not accommodate his weight.
He sat in the center, with Prince Yinggong and Princess Fuhui sitting next to him.
The Prince of England was an extremely handsome man, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He looked at the candidates in front of him with a complicated expression, and his eyes moved on one of them.
Princess Fuhui had a smile on her lips and was looking at something with great interest.
Anyone with a keen eye could tell who the Prince of England and Princess Fuhui were looking at.
Yu Li stood in the crowd, looked at these people, and wondered about their relationship with Fu Wenxiao.
At this time, the Fifth Prince was heard shouting in a loud voice: "Who is the champion of Nanjun Province? I heard that he is a rare handsome man, as handsome as Wei Jie. Your Highness would like to see how handsome he is. Is he more beautiful than Concubine Kong in your mansion?"
Everyone: “…”
The Fifth Prince's voice was not concealed, and everyone could hear the humiliation in his words.
Many of the scholars present changed their expressions and showed some anger, but because of the other party's identity, they could only suppress it.
Fu Wenxiao was calm in the crowd and walked over leisurely.
The Fifth Prince had a fat and stupid face, and his eyes seemed to be squeezed in the fat, so that only a thin line could be seen. He was squinting at him.
There was a strange look of excitement on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Fu Wenxiao.
Just as the Fifth Prince was about to speak, the chair under him suddenly broke with a snap, and he fell down, landing flat on his face in public.
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