Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 413 An unexpected visit

Early in the morning, Fang Yuan came to the letter counter at the post station in the provincial capital.

"Master Ma, do you have a letter for me?"

"Haha, Mr. Xiao Fang, you come here every day, and today you finally caught someone! Here is a letter that arrived last night. It was sent by an expedited convoy, and it seems to be from the border troops."

Fang Yuan was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly took the letter from the other party. After looking at it carefully, she turned around and left quickly, eager to find a quiet place to open the letter and read it.

It had been almost a year, and this was the first time Fang Yuan had received a letter from Shuangqing Prefecture. One could imagine how excited she was.

In her excitement, Fang Yuan didn't even go to the academy, and walked back home in small steps. When the maid asked her about it, she said she was not feeling well, and then she closed the door and carefully began to open the letter in her boudoir.

I watched my daughter go out early in the morning, saying she was going to help with the garden nursery at the academy. But she came back less than a meal's time after leaving.

"what happened?"

"In reply to Madam, the young lady said she is not feeling well and will not go to the academy today. She is resting in her room now." The maid came back to report.

It was still morning, and Fang Ce and his wife were still eating breakfast in the main room. After hearing the maid's answer, he waved his hand and asked the maid to leave.

"Mr. Fang, guess what made your daughter behave so abnormally?"

"What other reason could there be? Most likely, Yang Qian wrote back to her from Shuangqing Mansion."

Although Fang Ce was not a powerful figure in Jizhou City, he was a noble official, and everyone was willing to give him face. His daughter had been going to the letter stall almost every day for more than two months. How could he not know the reason?
"That Yang Qian is really something. How long has Yuan'er been writing letters to him? He only replied with one letter. He really doesn't take our daughter seriously!"

Fang Ce glanced at his wife, took a big sip of porridge, and then smiled and said, "You are wrong about Yang Qian. He went to Shuangqing Prefecture not to be a stable official, but to stabilize the situation and do things.

I have told you before how complicated the situation in Shuangqing Prefecture is. Although Yang Qian is very capable, he is still facing many crises in Shuangqing Prefecture. He probably has no time to think about other things.

People who do great things don’t pay attention to small details, so please be more considerate.”

"Hmph! Old Fang, what do you mean? Are you helping outsiders now? Haven't you seen that Yuan'er has been absent-minded these days? The more I think about this marriage, the more I feel it is inappropriate. Can't you think of a solution? Don't you also disagree with Yuan'er looking for a fairy master like Yang Qian?"

"I didn't agree before, but since Yuan'er is willing, what can I do? Besides, didn't she tell you that Yang Qian promised to give her the elixir to keep her youthful appearance? This dispelled my previous concerns."

"The anti-aging pill? Old Fang, do you think it's possible? Even if there really is such a magical pill, how can Yang Qian get it? He is not a big shot in the immortal sect."

Fang Ce smiled as he finished the porridge in his bowl, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "You! Don't always dwell on these trivial matters. Since you don't want to separate them by force, just agree to this marriage. Believe it or not, if you dare to make things difficult for Yuan'er in this matter, she will dare to elope to Shuangqing Mansion, and Yang Qian will also dare to accept her."

"You old thing! How can you talk like that?"

"Hahaha" Fang Ce stood up with a big laugh, then straightened his gown and went out with a smile. Today, the masters from the Imperial City Academy are coming, so his judges have to arrive earlier. Fang Ce left the house, but Mrs. Fang was worried in the room. After thinking it over, she decided to have a good talk with her daughter. Even if she couldn't stop it, she had to let her daughter be more careful, otherwise, would she believe in something like the Rejuvenating Pill?
Mrs. Fang was sulking at home in the afternoon. Her conversation with her daughter was not going well. Fang Yuan did not listen to a word of her warnings: "Don't be fooled by sweet words, don't believe those unrealistic promises."

Seeing her daughter being so stubborn, Mrs. Fang was also furious, and the mother and daughter had a quarrel. Fang Yuan had a strong and independent personality since she was a child, just like the temperament of a scholar in the academy. When she was stubborn, her mother would not give in.

"Madam! Madam, hurry up and get ready. Concubine Lin will be coming to our house soon!"

"Lin? Lin what?"

"Princess Lin! The Concubine Lin who said 'I want to pick an orchid branch to give to Concubine Lin'!" Fang Ce immediately quoted a line of poetry as a reminder.

Sure enough, as soon as this line of poetry came out, Mrs. Fang understood who her husband was talking about.

"Ah? Why did Concubine Lin come to our house?"

Fang Ce was also a little confused. While asking the housekeeper to clean the house inside and out, he shook his head and said, "How should I know? When I went to the academy this morning, I was stopped by Master Zhang from Xuelin Academy. He said that Concubine Lin was passing through Jizhou Prefecture on her way back home to visit her relatives, and he specifically asked me about it. He asked me how I got to know Concubine Lin. I said that I didn't have this blessing. How could my family be qualified to get to know a noble person like Concubine Lin?
As a result, the Imperial City Guards came during lunch, and they stuffed a warrant into my hand, telling me to come back and prepare. Concubine Lin will be here in two hours, and she wants to come to our house and stay. "

Come sit at home.
Do you think this is a visit?! Why don't you sit down?
For a time, the Fang family was in a state of chaos. Never before had such a big event happened to the Fang family. The Fang family was completely confused.

The Fang family has always been indifferent to officialdom, focusing on academic research and not getting involved. The only connections they have are from the academy, and the highest they can reach is the Xuelin Academy.

Who is Lin Fei?
The Beiyuan Lin Family! One of the eight great local families during the Hongwu Dynasty. And she is the most favored concubine of the current emperor, second only to the emperor's first empress. The fact that Concubine Lin can return home to visit her family every three years shows the emperor's favor for her.

Such a precious person suddenly came to visit without any connection? This must not be a whim, but there must be a reason!

Even Fang Yuan, who was smiling foolishly and reading Yang Qian's letter repeatedly in the room, had to pack up and leave the room. She was waiting to be married, and although she didn't need to go out to meet guests under normal circumstances, it was an exception when a distinguished guest came to visit, and the whole family had to welcome him respectfully.

The Fang family had just finished cleaning up when the imperial city's inner guards arrived. They looked fierce, but were still polite. After they came in, they set up defenses inside and outside. The Fang family couldn't help but become even more nervous.

In the evening, another team of internal guards, guarded by the guards of Jizhou Prefecture, a luxurious carriage slowly stopped outside the Fang family's door.

"Noble Concubine Lin has arrived!"

A moment later, three people got off the carriage.

A beautiful lady in palace dress, with royal red makeup on her brows, her identity is obvious, it is none other than Concubine Lin herself.

The other two were also women, wearing the same style of long skirts, with jade pendants with cloud patterns and flowers hanging around their waists. The older one had an extraordinary aura, and although her appearance was a little inferior to that of Concubine Lin, her temperament was even better.

"Fang Ce and his family respectfully welcome Concubine Lin! May Concubine Lin be safe and sound!"

(End of this chapter)