Keep her safe
"When are you leaving?"
Fuyao asked softly in the carriage, not expecting him to go back so soon.
"There are still some days left, I just want to prepare the gifts in advance."
Chen Yu looked up at her with clear eyes.
"oh."
Fuyao turned her head and looked out the window.
"Why do you sound a little disappointed?"
Chen Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Fuyao turned back and raised her eyebrows slightly, then teased,
"So obvious?"
Chen Yu lowered his head and sighed softly.
"When I think about leaving, I suddenly feel a little reluctant."
As he spoke, he slowly raised his head and looked at her with burning eyes.
Hearing this, Fuyao chuckled.
"Are you reluctant to leave the delicious food here?
Beautiful scenery?
Or is it the lascivious music in Liufeng Pavilion?"
"how?"
Chen Yu moved closer to her.
"Is this how I am in your heart?"
At the same time, he looked at the jade hairpin she was wearing, which did not look like a local craft.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing him getting closer and closer, Fuyao stretched out her hand and pushed him away, staring at him and said,
"You are at least a few years older than me, how can you be so tactless?"
Chen Yu, who nearly fell, quickly apologized.
"Sorry, I just saw that the jade hairpin on your head was quite unique, so I couldn't help but move closer."
I can't help myself, do I know how to use words?
Fuyao complained in her heart.
By the way, how could I forget that he has such a quirk? He even stole my hairpin before. Could it be that he has set his eyes on the jade hairpin now?
So I quickly moved to the side, trying to get as far away from him as possible.
Seeing her like this, Chen Yu asked carefully,
"This lily is very special. Where did you buy it?"
Fuyao straightened her clothes.
"My mother gave it to me, and I've had it with me since I was little.
Are you buying hair accessories for your family?"
As the two were talking, suddenly several people came towards the carriage with knives.
The driver, Ma Su, immediately jumped off the carriage, shouting.
"Who dares to commit murder on the road?"
In the car, Chen Yu hurriedly reached out and pulled Fuyao to the inside, and said worriedly,
"Don't get out of the car."
Then he rushed down from the carriage and joined the fight.
Fuyao hurriedly stood up, lifted the curtain and looked outside, only to see Chen Yu fighting with a sword-wielding man with his bare hands.
Turning around and seeing his young master being besieged by several people, Ma Sui immediately turned around and slashed the man who was harassing him in the back, then rushed to Chen Yu's side.
The visitor didn't seem to want to bother any further and turned around and left after a while.
Because Fu Yao was still sitting in the carriage, Chen Yu and the others did not chase after him and hurriedly got on the carriage.
"Are you okay?"
Seeing Chen Yu sitting up, Fuyao hurriedly stood up and asked, she remembered that he was injured a few days ago.
"fine."
He smiled.
Today he was wearing plain clothes, which made his face look even paler.
"It seems that the man just now was not coming for me."
Seeing that he was fine, Fuyao sat back down.
Chen Yu nodded without saying anything. He guessed that those people were sent by Xu Renfeng to test him.
The streets were busy with traffic. The fight just now caused a brief panic, but then calm was quickly restored.
The carriage stopped in front of a shop that looked very impressive.
"This is the best jewelry store in Ganzhou. Go and have a look."
Fuyao stood up and got out of the car first, followed by Chen Yu.
"Madam Shangguan is here."
The guys inside greeted her, and they all recognized her because she was from one of Shen Lingze's shops.
"Take out all the best jade hairpins in your shop. Mr. Chen wants to choose carefully today."
Fuyao said to a waiter.
Then the guy took them to the wooden cabinet on the west side, took out a wooden box from it, and opened it to find a dazzling array of hairpins.
Fuyao lowered her head and began to choose carefully.
"What do you think of these two?"
She asked Chen Yu happily, holding two jade hairpins in her hands.
"Madam Shangguan has a really good eye, these two hairpins are the best we have here.
Whether in terms of texture or style, it is the most innovative in Ganzhou at the moment.”
The guy next to him quickly agreed.
Chen Yu looked down.
"Then wrap it up."
Originally thinking that she could leave after buying it, Fuyao turned around and saw Chen Yu still lingering in front of the box.
Following his gaze, I found a light green hairpin.
The tail of the hairpin is slightly raised, and there is a heart-shaped white pearl on the tail.
Then he pointed at the hairpin and said to the waiter,
"Please help me pack this too."
Who is this bought for?
Didn't you say before that it was just for my mother and my sister? Could it be that it was for my sweetheart?
Fuyao wondered in her heart.
"Is it beautiful?"
He suddenly turned around and looked at her.
Fuyao nodded.
"good."
"Tingqier said that the Xu family member never bothered him again, and that was all thanks to Mr. Chen."
In the carriage, Fuyao suddenly remembered what Chen Yu said he wanted to help with a few days ago.
"It's a small matter."
He waved.
"The young lady also got scared with me today, so it can be considered as a compensation."
"I wonder how Mr. Chen managed to make that fellow behave so well?"
Fuyao was curious.
Chen Yu turned his head and looked at her disdainfully.
"I just gave him a taste of his own medicine."
When I returned to the house, I thought Chen Yu would leave, but I saw him get off the carriage.
"Mr. Chen, is there anything else?"
Fuyao stopped in hesitation.
"I suddenly remembered that I had something I wanted to confirm with Madam Tong."
He pointed to the yard.
Then Fuyao took him to A Niang's residence and returned to the yard.
"What's the matter, Mr. Chen?"
Mrs. Tong was a little surprised to see Chen Yu coming back.
Chen Yu bowed to her with both hands.
"I noticed that the hairpin on Madam Shangguan's head is very unique. I heard that it was given to her by Madam Tong."
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Tong stood up unnaturally, picked up the kettle and started watering the flowers in front of the door.
"Why is Mr. Chen so interested in a jade hairpin?"
"Forgive me for being blunt, but this jade hairpin looks like it was made in Ningbei. It's not an ordinary item."
Chen Yu stood not far away and whispered back.
Seeing that Madam Tong did not speak, he hesitated.
"I know an uncle named Shangguan Xuan, who once served in the imperial court. I wonder if Madam Tong has heard of him?"
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a thud and the kettle in Mrs. Tong's hand fell to the ground, spilling the water all over the place.
Hearing the sound, the maid Qingyi hurried forward to clean up.
But Mrs. Tong waved her hand and motioned her to go out.
Madam Tong straightened her clothes and turned to look at Chen Yu.
"How do you know him?"
"Forgive me for being so rude. I have to conceal my real name due to official duties."
Chen Yu bowed,
"My real name is Feng Chenyu."
"So the Sealing General is your father?"
Madam Tong stepped forward with excitement in her eyes. Her previous guess was not wrong.
Feng Chenyu nodded.
Sighing, Madam Tong slowly spoke,
"General Feng, my husband, and the current emperor were good brothers who experienced life and death together.
General Feng is well-versed in military affairs, and my husband is well-versed in historical records. The two of them work together.
But now General Feng is still serving Your Majesty, while my husband has long passed away."
Her eyes were slightly red and her tone was full of sadness.
"I only heard from my father that Uncle Shangguan was ordered to go on a diplomatic mission to Ningbei, and then there was no news from him.
Although Dad was away on official business at the time, he did send people to look for you in Yu'an, but to no avail."
It turns out that Your Majesty ascended the throne with the joint efforts of everyone.
However, there have been constant enemy harassment on the border, and internal forces are eyeing them covetously.
So he sent General Feng to garrison the border with his men, and sent Shangguan Xuan as an envoy to Ningbei.
One of them is a scholar and the other is a military officer. They have solved many difficult problems for Your Majesty.
Later, Princess Xisa of Ningbei Kingdom fell in love with Shangguan Xuan, but Shangguan Xuan already had a wife at home who was pregnant and ignored her.
Therefore, he was placed under house arrest in the royal court and cut off from the outside world.
Later, someone tricked him into spending a night with Princess Caesar, and the princess became pregnant.
The Emperor of Ningbei had a capable general at that time, and there was no one more powerful than him in the whole of Ningbei.
He has always been devoted to Emperor Ningbei and is very fond of Princess Xisa.
Later, when he saw that the princess had intended to go to the emperor's office and had given birth to a child, he began to have evil intentions.
He imprisoned the Emperor of Ningbei and took the opportunity to proclaim himself king.
The princess learned of the change in advance and asked her guard, Uncle Yu, to take Shangguan Xuan and their daughter, who was just a few months old, away from the royal court overnight.
However, on the way to escape, Shangguan Xuan unfortunately passed away due to a cold.
Uncle Yu took his letters and daughter and traveled all the way to Yu'an to find Mrs. Shangguan.
Mrs. Shangguan, who was already pregnant, was in poor health throughout her pregnancy because she missed her father so much.
The fetus died on the second day after birth.
After Madam Tong finished speaking, the room was silent for a long time.
"So, she is Fuyao?"
Feng Chenyu thought of all kinds of possibilities on the way here, but this was the only thing he had never expected.
Madam Tong nodded gently.
"I only wish Yao'er to stay away from the court and live a simple, free life.
So, I hope you can keep this secret for me first."
Seeing her somewhat haggard eyes, Feng Chenyu nodded heavily.
He swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
I wanted to tell her about the recent attack on Fuyao, but I thought about how difficult it had been for Madam Tong.
So he gave up this idea and decided to send people to continue tracking down and protecting Fu Yao's safety.
After returning to the house, Feng Chenyu sat silently in the yard, staring at the sky in a daze.
It takes about a cup of tea.
"Sir, please return to your room and let me change your medicine."
Ma Sui noticed something was wrong with the young master.
After entering the room, Ma Sui had just taken off Feng Chenyu's outer clothes when he saw that his white lining was stained with blood.
The fight must have reopened the wound, and he felt a little regretful that he couldn't get rid of those people at once.
As the two were changing the dressing, they heard a noise outside the house and someone shouted,
"Madam Shangguan."
Then the door was pushed open, and Fuyao walked in, looking exhausted.
"Why is the door closed in broad daylight?"
Seeing Feng Chenyu hurriedly putting on his coat, she quickly turned around and covered her eyes.
"Why are you taking off your clothes in broad daylight?"
Then Ma Sui was seen leaving the room with the bloody clothes.
"Your injury hasn't healed yet?"
She turned back,
"Did you get hurt again during the fight today?"
Feng Chenyu had a smile in his eyes.
"Please knock on the door before entering next time, Madam Shangguan. After all, it's not appropriate for men and women to touch each other."
Seeing his charming smile, Fuyao, who was just worried about his injury, rolled her eyes at him.
"I just want to ask what did you and my mother talk about?
Why did she look so depressed after you left and even skip lunch?
"oh."
Feng Chenyu came to the table and sat down, pouring himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
"Mrs. Tong and I only discussed matters concerning medicinal herbs."
"that's all?"
Fuyao walked closer to him and asked with her head tilted.
"Indeed."
He looked up with an unreadable look in his eyes.
"If you have nothing else, please go back. I'm tired and want to rest."
Fu Yao knew that she couldn't get anything out of him, so she reluctantly pushed the door open and left.
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